Ballin Temple Estate Workers
by Morris Hope (adapted)

From the names indicated, we estimate the period to be around the 1950s.

Name

Position

Address origin

Paddy Murphy

Ploughman

Ballintemple

and son Simon

General Farm Work

 

JimO'Ncill

General Farm work

Ardattin

Denis Condren

General Farm Work

Kilquiggan

Larry Foley sons

Herding Piece-work

Broomville Ardattin

William Deacon

Yardman

Newton Barry area

Denis Fitzpatrick

General Farm Work

Newry\ Clonegal

Paddy & Ned Lennon (-Brothers)

General Farm Work

Near Black Lion.

Mick Watchorn snr

Gardener

Ballintemple

Son Mick

Gardener

 

Willie Calvert

Timber man

Address unknown

Dick Farrell & Son Richard

Piece-worker

Broomville Ardattin

Jim Brown Snr & Jnr

Piece- Work

Ballintemple

Tom Leeson & wife

herd & gen work

Aughrim area

Willie Lindsay

"

Upper Munny Coolkenno

Paddy Timmins

Piece Work

lives in Doyles Ballinastraw (now Byrnes)

Paddv Byrne Snr

Piece Work

Ardattin

Paddy & Peter

Gen Work

 

Nan Byrne later Mrs Cahill

dairy Potato picking

Knocknatubrid

Willie English

Yard Man

Limerick area

 

Mary Ann and daughter Maud with Butler family married above Paddy Lennon

Cornelius Harnett Wife (Co Kerry ) Worker came work in Kilnock where Charlie McSteen Co Cavan) A Mrs Briggs on card here There was no accommodation hence they stayed in Ballin Temple where the two families shared a Lodge for a number of years

Paddy Bennett brother Johhny and General workers Clonogan Clonegal Paddy Darcy who came during threshing times, Ardristan

Farm managers or stewards as they were more commonly known were Mcfee Johnson. Moms Wynne and Roberts