After the fire at the Powerscourt Arms Hotel in 1894, a subscription system was set up to assist the owners rebuild the hotel. The Freeman’s Journal, 9th January, 1895, listed all subscribers who had donated (Thanks to Úna Wogan & Roger Sutton).
What do we know about any of these people on the list?
Burning of the Enniskerry Hotel
The Committee who are Collecting Subscriptions for the purpose of enabling the proprietor to tide over his present difficulties met to-day at the Court House, Enniskerry, when the following subscriptions were announced. The Final Meeting of the Committee will be held on the 14th inst at 12 o’clock noon, so that all persons intending to subscribe will kindly do so this week. Treasurers – Dr James Hamilton and Professor Mackintosh, Enniskerry.
JOHN HEWITT, Hon Sec.
Already acknowledged – £204
Thomas LeFanu, Summerhill – £1
AB? per Archdeacon Galbraith – 10s
A Sympathiser 1-10
M Wogan jun, Enniskerry-10s
JH Keegan, Kiltiernan – £2
H Booth- £1
AS Sutton, Golden Ball – £1
JT Morris – £1
W Collier, Bray £10
The Ladies Howard, Wingfield £1-10
James Doyle, Coolnaskeagh – £1
Augustine Ryder, Kilmacanogue £1
Bat Byrne, Goldmines and J Hunt 10s
Joseph Doyle, Enniskerry £1
Wm Collis Moore £1
Messrs Wilkinson, Salesmasters £5
Joseph D Cope £5
Messrs John D’Arcy and Sons, Usher street 10-10
Thomas Saunders, Dundrum £5
Edward Robinson, Leabeg £2
Mr Carter £2
Gavin Low £2
William Gilchrist £1
John Byrne £1
Samuel Sutton £1
MF O’Reilly £1
William Murphy £1
Andrew Gawley £1
Lanaham Buckley £1
William O’Neill £1
Richard Graham £1
Patrick Donovan £1
Smith and Griffin £1
Laurence Cuff £1
Mr Bobbett Coolaheart £1
Paul and Vincent £1
William Byrne £1
Ralph Valentine, Bray 10s
Mrs Casey, Bray 10s
John Barr and P Barr £1
M McQuaid 10s
TB Miller, Enniskerry £2
EE Davidson £1
Wm Buckley, Milltown £2
John Saunders £1
Henry Whitton, Templecarrigg £1
Rev L Ryan CC, Enniskerry £1
Rev – Nolan CC, Enniskerry £2
JT Buckley, Enniskerry £2
TA Collins, Easton £2
JC Buckley, Enniskerry £3
WG Syme, Bray £1
Freeman’s Journal, 9th January 1895
JH Keegan of Kiltiernan would have been John Henry Keegan (1838-1899) who was the Poor Rate Collector for the Blackrock, Delgany and Powerscourt Division of the Rathdown Union. He was my Great-Great Uncle (by marriage) and an ancestor of ‘Charlie’ Keegan and, of course, the present day Keegan family of Ballinagee. He is buried in a family plot at Powerscourt.
H.Booth would probably have been a ‘Henry’, a common name in the Booth family who were farmers, landowners or tenants at Bahana and possibly in the Kilternan area. The Booth family were connected with both the Keegan and Sutton families and there was a least one case of a Sutton marrying a Booth ( as indeed Keegans and Suttons inter-married)
A.S Sutton of Golden Ball is probably my Great Aunt, Annie Susannah Sutton (1863-1939). The ony other similar set of initials for a Sutton from that area are those of her brother Charles Samuel Sutton (1857-1933) who was another Poor Rate Collector and relative by marriage to John Henry Keegan.
Samuel Sutton coulld be on of several Samuel Suttons who lived in the Calary and Glassnamullen areas at that time. ‘Samuel’ was a particulary popular Sutton name.
Best Regards,
Roger
Thanks for that information Roger, that’s really brilliant. Some of these names crop up again in the latest post on those with burial rights at Powerscourt. Lots of Buckleys, Burtons, Keegans and Suttons!
TB Miller was probably Thomas Bland Miller the owner of the Leicester Arms hotel in Enniskerry. W Collier was his brother-in-law, married to Jane Miller. His descendants are the undertakers in Old Conna.