Pigott of Limerick city
Spelt "Pigott" consistently in almost
all records.
- References:
- Not relevant:
-
PIGOTT
on pp.563-565
of [Burkes Irish, 1912]
- Pigott of Capard,
Queen's County
(also of Co.Limerick),
[NLI] GO Ms 180, microfilm POS 8308, pp.149-57.
- "The Pigott family", letter to the editor from William Jackson Pigott,
The Irish Builder, vol.38 no.844 p.115, 15th May 1896,
[NLI] microfiche IR 69405 i 42
Our family
Padraig Pigott.
Farmer, apparently near Limerick city.
Could be in Co.Limerick, Co.Clare or even Co.Tipperary.
[PAT/2, p.22]
says he was:
"a comfortable farmer and a good Catholic.
He was an Irish speaker; very respected and the breeder of good horses."
[PAT/32]
says he was
"Scanlon's neighbour".
No idea who Scanlon is.
There are Scanlans much later on
Mungret St in Limerick city.
Padraig
had issue:
- (Older sons) Pigott.
- Patrick Pigott,
youngest son,
and his father's favourite,
born 1788.
Written as
"Pat" at dau's bapt 1845.
The Pigott origin story in
[PAT/2, p.22].
See
full size.
This
is a bit confusing. In speaking about the son Patrick Pigott, she says:
"His father Padraig Piggott was a comfortable farmer and a good Catholic.
He was an Irish speaker; very respected and the breeder of good horses.
He was born in the 1780s and died at the age of eighty.
He wore a seal skin cap."
The first line is about the father.
The second line must be the father too.
The third line switches suddenly to the son.
The fourth line must also be the son.
Miscellaneous Pigotts
- Patrick Piggott,
mar 24 Feb 1811 [Bruff RC par records, Co.Limerick]
to Johanna Connors,
wit John Connors and John Quish.
- Patrick Piggott,
mar 9 Feb 1817 [Galbally and Aherlow RC par records, Co.Limerick]
to Catherine Cleary,
wit William Casey and David Piggott.
- Patrick Pigott, of Ballincarronna,
mar 3 Mar 1829 [Hospital and Herbertstown RC par records, Co.Limerick]
to Ellen Moloney,
wit Patrick Rourke and Catherine Clancy.
- Anne Pigott,
listed in
[Griffiths Valuation, 1850]
as
occupying
4 Brien's Row (off Broad Street),
Limerick,
leasing from James Quinn.
- Richard Pigott,
NOT Piggott,
journalist and forger,
born c.1828, prob. Ratoath, Co.Meath.
Radical Irish nationalist.
Later turned against his former associates.
He produced the "Piggott forgeries" 1886-87
to discredit Parnell.
Parnell was vindicated, and they were exposed as forgeries.
Pigott killed himself 1889, age c.61 yrs.
See
[Boylan's DIB]
and [Dict. Ir. Writers].
- Richard Pigott,
ran as an
independent nationalist
for MP of Limerick city in
general election, 1868,
not elected,
might be same as the forger above.
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