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Patrick Pigott
Patrick Pigott on his dau Ellen O'Mara's family grave, Mount St. Lawrence cemetery, Limerick.
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Patrick Pigott,
youngest son, and his father's favourite,
born 1788,
went to hedge school,
as a young man he would ride into Limerick on horseback dressed in doeskin breeches and a green coat with silver buckles,
his father settled him up with a good public house to run in Limerick,
mar 1stly, est c.1820, to Mary Lynch [or possibly Mary Rice],
Mary died pre-1832, leaving him with small children,
had issue by 1st wife:
- (son) Pigott, survived the Famine.
- (son) Pigott, survived the Famine.
Patrick
mar 2ndly, 29th Nov 1832, to Nell Ebrill
[born est c.1810],
[Slater's directory, 1846]
lists
Patrick Pigott, "cap maker",
Mungret Street, Limerick,
he was ruined in the Famine 1845-50,
and his daughter Mary died,
Pat Lavelle says
Nell "wore herself out in the service of others,
being grateful for the least kindness shown to her",
after her husband's ruin
"she worked day and night to keep her family
as respectable as could be",
"Once she met John Nevitt,
white faced and ravaged by drink and misery.
She scarcely reached home before she fainted.
She never saw him again.",
Patrick left Limerick and
found employment with Ryan's bakery in Bruree, S Co.Limerick,
[Griffiths Valuation, 1850]
of Irishtown,
St. John's par, Limerick
(the Mungret St area)
does not list him,
though it does list:
- Anne Pigott, occupying 4 Brien's Row (off Broad Street), leasing from James Quinn.
he returned to Limerick after 5 yrs, though later worked in Bruree again for a time,
Pat Lavelle says he was a "big, simple, trustful man, even when things went against him he was renowned for his honesty",
described as "clerk" at Ellen's marriage 1867,
Nell must be "Ellen Piggott" who sp bapt of Mary O'Mara 1868,
he is listed as "Patrick Pigott", shopkeeper, at death 1873
[GROI],
living Mungret St [burial record],
he died 22nd May 1873, Mungret St, Limerick, age 85 yrs
[grave],
[GROI],
his death was registered by "Ellen Pigott" of Mungret St
(his wife),
no will/admin found in [NAI] 1873-7,
bur 23 May [burial record] at
Mount St. Lawrence cemetery, Limerick,
Location: lat. 126 long. Pc,
searched, can't find any headstone,
(todo) if full survey ever published, check again for headstone,
there was probably no headstone at 126 Pc since
his name is written on his dau
Ellen O'Mara's family grave at
Mount St. Lawrence,
written as "Patrick Pigott",
Nell fl 1873,
think she fl 1877 [family letters],
can't find death in
[GROI],
NOT Ellen Pigott,
died
Kanturk, 1877,
NOT Ellen Pigott,
died
Fermoy, 4th qr 1882,
she died pre-1886,
in 1886
Stephen O'Mara
writes to his old friend
Fr. Edward Thomas O'Dwyer,
who has just been appointed Bishop of Limerick;
Stephen
recalls his assistance in the past, including:
"the death of my mother in law, when under God
you saved my wife's life",
Patrick had issue by 2nd wife:
- Mary Pigott,
bapt 7 Sept 1833 [St John's, Limerick],
died in the Famine c.1847, age c.14 yrs. - Patrick Pigott,
after father and grandfather,
bapt 15th Sept 1834 [St John's, Limerick],
sp Thomas Nunan and Bridget Pigott,
parents listed as "Patt Pigott" and "Ellen Ebriel",
an undated letter (think c.1868) from Martin J. O'Mara shows that Ellen has asked Martin for help in tracing "your brother Pat" who is in North America,
in 1875 Martin reports that he has heard nothing of Pat.
-
John Pigott,
after grandfather,
bapt 8 Feb 1840 [St John's, Limerick].
-
Ellen Pigott,
born 1845, Limerick,
after mother,
her husband called her Nell [family letters] though other family called her Ellen,
bapt 3 Apr 1845 [St John's, Limerick],
parents listed as "Patrick Pigott" and "Ellen Ebriel",
NOT 1847.
Patrick Pigott's 1st wife might be Mary Rice. These might be them:
Patt Pigott,
mar Mary Rice and had issue:
- (dau) Pigott,
bapt 20th Sept 1828 [St John's, Limerick].
- Mungret St, Limerick, appears to be totally re-developed today. Looks like not a single old house survives.
