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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] and had issue:


  1. Mary Pigott,
    died in the Famine c.1847.

  2. (son) Pigott, survived the Famine.
  3. (son) Pigott, survived the Famine.

    Think one of these sons is ancestor of 2 Pigott girls of Orange, NJ.


Mary died, leaving him with 3 small children,
mar 2ndly, 29th Nov 1832, to Nell Ebrill [born est c.1810] and had issue:


  1. Patrick Pigott,
    bapt 15th Sept 1834 [St John's, Limerick],
    sp Thomas Nunan and Bridget Pigott,
    parents listed as "Patt Pigott" and "Ellen Ebriel".

  2. Ellen Pigott, born 1845,
    bapt 3 Apr 1845 [St John's, Limerick],
    parents listed as "Patrick Pigott" and "Ellen Ebriel",
    NOT 1847.


[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,
it lists only an "Anne Pigott" renting a property in Brien's row (off Broad st),
Patrick 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],
he died 22nd May 1873, Mungret St, Limerick, age 85 yrs [grave], [GROI],
his wife fl 1873,
his death was registered by "Ellen Pigott" of Mungret St (his wife),
no will/admin found in [NAI] 1873-7,
he is on his dau Ellen O'Mara's family grave, Mount St. Lawrence cemetery, Limerick, written as "Patrick Pigott",
Nell's death not found in [GROI] 1867-80, (todo) search later.
His 1st wife might be Mary Rice. These might be them:


Patt Pigott,
mar Mary Rice and had issue:

  1. (dau) Pigott,
    bapt 20th Sept 1828 [St John's, Limerick].

The Great Famine, 1845-50

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