Ubank - Moody - Gilchrist

Hello again.  I'm pleased that you enjoyed your visit. 

(Volunteers: Related thread "Seeking information: Ubank, Moody, Gilchrist", posted 24th August 2019. ) 

Did the sale of the farm follow a death or a bankruptcy ?  There may have been economic or political factors influencing the move.  It was only 2 years after the Civil War which had been preceded by the War of Independence.  There were hard times all over Europe after the Great War of 1914-1918.  Reading local and national newspapers of the time in Irish and British newspaper archives will give you a feel for what was going on.  Many historic newspapers are accessible online. 

How do I find a link for historical papers?  That would be so fascinating!! 

There are some historical newspapers online.

Irish Newspaper Archives is a subscription website.   It has "Wicklow Newsletter" 1900-1926 and other county and regional titles, and national papers.    https://www.irishnewsarchive.com 

Select "Newspapers" tab to see a list of newspapers and years held. Click on a newspaper title for more information about it, e.g. where published, political leanings &c. 

British Newspaper Archive includes many Irish newspapers.  In addition, Irish news was reported in some newspapers published in Britain.   https://britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk 

British Newspaper Archive is also on Find My Past family history website (subscription).  You can search under surname. I usually omit forename since many reports didn't include forenames.  There are a great many results for "Dublin Evening Telegraph" 1924/5 because a novel with characters named Gilchrist was serialised in it.  

There were some Gilchrist  sales advertised in "Wicklow People". Thomas Gilchrist, small farm at Hacketstown, County Carlow (1915) and some in Wicklow in 1920s.  The reason given for the sale of the property at Tourant was emigration.  ( "Wicklow People" 25th April 1925 ) 

"Wicklow People" had a death notice for Elisabeth Gilchrist, daughter of "the late Henry Gilchrist", followed by an instruction  "American papers please copy". 

If you extend search years you'll find other, minor matters, some of which came to court  e.g. a fine for being without a car licence; poaching; a dispute between a Gilchrist uncle and nephew about ownership of some cattle. Irish Petty Sessions records are online and indexed by surname.  Petty Sessions courts were for minor offences. 

Was Private Edward Gilchrist, reported killed in action in France in WW1, a relative? 

There was an intriguing mention, in a newspaper article published in 1938,  of a Richard Gilchrist who had refused to take part in setting fire to a priest's house. I assume it was an historical account, as yeomen were involved. Perhaps 1798 Rising in Wicklow.  (I can only read an extract.)

Btw Ubank surname was mentioned frequently in Wicklow press in 1860s because Arthur Ubank was Clerk of Rathdrum Union and his name was on the report of every meeting, until his death in 1866. 

Link to your previous thread about Ubank, Moody and Gilchrist. 

https://irelandxo.com/ireland/wicklow/dunlavin/message-board/seeking-in…

Did you know that the visit of Richard Gilchrist's son to Ireland in 1950s was covered in a local newspaper?  It's in a compilation in "Leinster Leader". www.kildare.ie/library/ehistory/2009/01/from_knock_to_new_york.asp 

Halfway down the page.  "An interested visitor to Dunlavin  .....  to see the birthplace of his father, Mr Richard Gilchrist of Tournant  .... ".   It says he visited relatives. 

Thank you Maggie so much for this information. I did google and found the Wicklow paper. Now that you’ve given me an idea that I can find information - I’ll set up a subscription.  I was given a copy of that article from my tour guide when I visited a few weeks ago!  It was my uncle who visited!  Thanks again - I’m off for my hunting!! 

I found another mention of the Gilchrist who was a member of the yeomanry, as told by his grandson.  It was in a Wicklow paper in 1938.  

2 sources about farming history in Ireland.  

"Agricultural Output in the Irish Free State Area Before and After Independence"   by O'Connor, R. & Guimard, C. in the journal "Irish Economic and Social History" volume 12 pages 89-97.  Some journal articles are online so try googling. It's on a reading list at the end of a study of Irish agricultural history which I downloaded some time ago.   

Agricultural History Society of Ireland  www.ahsi.ie    The publications list has 2 books by John Bell and Mervyn Watson which may be relevant. 

Hello,

I know there hasn't been any activity here for a while but I just thought I would volunteer some information that would be of use to you. My great grandfather, Gerald Byrne, was a friend of Richards. He was also from Dunlavin. I have some photos here of the two of them from when they were younger with other friends. I also have an envelope with Richard's return address on it from 1970, showing that they kept in touch so long after he emigrated. There is another photo in this file that we believe to be Richard but are unsure. We attached it anyway. All these photos were from Gerald's personal collection.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1g1G6c_FoFHb1KrbNVImIWNc8Kr9czZl…

Hope this helps,

Jean Traynor.

Thank you so much Jean!! What a wonderful surprise to see such younger pictures of my grandfather!!  The picture with the turkey is how I remember him most. I was 2 at the time of that picture and have video footage of that day as well!!  I'm wondering if your great grandfather's family was from the same family that married into my grandfathers?  My grandfathers sister, Annie, married Nicholas Byrne. They had 4 daughters - two born in Wicklow and two in America.  Would Nicholas be related to your great-grandfather Gerald?  So very fascinating!  Thank you so much for sharing this information. Please feel free to share more details directly at tjdelpriore@gmail.com.