| Name |
Frances Power |
- Carolan's lyrics on the tune Frances "Fanny Power" - ex https://thesession.org/tunes/957:
Is mian liom labhairt ar óg-mhaol shuairc.
Is uaisle geanúla gnaol agus cáil,
Do bhios insa mbaile tá ag cuan Loch Riabhach
Táim buioch nar casadh mé laimh léi.
Is aerach is tréitheach an mhaighdean bhreá scafánta
Grá chroí na héireann an péarla deas galanta
ïOlaidh go tréan is ná déanaigi failli,
Faoi thuairim Fainí nion Dáibhi.
Siúd í an eala tá ag taobh a’ chuain
Na sluaite fear dul in éag dá grá
‘S í Faini deas geanúll na ndlaoi is na ndual
Fuar bua go minic le haille.
Nár fhága mé an saol ó go mbi mé go ceannasach
A’ damhsa go h’aerach is mé ar do bhainis sé
Fógraim an té sin a d’iarrfadh aon spré leat,
A phéarla leanbh na mbán ghlac.
I wish to speak of a gracious young lady,
A loveable lady of beauty and reputation,
Who lives in the town near the bay of Loch Riabhach.
I’m thankful that I had the chance to meet her.
She’s lively, airy, - a cultured fine maiden,
The love of all Ireland and a nice cultured pearl.
O drink up now and don’t be slack!
To Fanny, the daughter of David.
She is the swan at the edge of the bay,
Crowds of men are dying for her love.
She’s nice gentle Fanny of locks and braids,
Who often gets the prize for beauty.
May I not leave this world, if I may be so bold,
Unless I can cheerfully dance at your wedding feast.
I challenge the one who would ever ask a dowry for you,
O Pearl-Child of white hands.
Hear it in Gaelic here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iKGafhWW4Cg
And see a cello recording here (the musician found the original site of the Power house at Coorheen):
http://livingthetradition.com/fanny-power/
- From https://www.ballinasloe.ie/heritage/how-trench-became-clancarty:
In 1732, Richard Trench married the only daughter of David Power of Coorheen House, Loughrea. Power, who was a descendant of the old Norman family of Le Poer, is remembered in folklore as the sheriff who arrested Dr.Ambrose Madden, Catholic Bishop of Clonfert. Ironically, Coorheen-though not the original house- is today the residence of the Most Rev. John Kirby, a successor of Dr.Madden. The charms of Power’s daughter Frances had been celebrated in music and Gaelic verse by the eminent harpist and composer Turlough O’Carolan, no doubt after he had been appropriately wined and dined at Coorheen. I make bold to translate the lyrics as follows:
I’d like to speak of a joyous lass
Of her lovely features and noble fame.
In Loughrea town by the placid lake
I bless the day that we chanced to meet.
She’s a spirited lass who’s wild yet gifted,
She’s Ireland’s darling, the jewel in its crown.
So raise up your tankards-
A toast to the lady!
To Fanny, the daughter of David!
See her now like a swan by the take
Where many a lad has drowned for her love;
|
| Suffix |
heiress, subject of O'Carolan's well known waltz |
| Born |
1716 |
| Gender |
Female |
| Residence: |
1732 |
parish of St Mary's, Dublin  |
| As recited on her marriage licence application. |
| Residence: |
c 1774 |
Frances, as a widow, had moved to England |
| Residence: |
1772 - 1774 |
Park Street, near Clare Street (off Merrion Square), Dublin |
| See image of the auction of the household contents of Frances's house at Park Street in 1774. |
| Will: |
29 Feb 1785 |
Frances makes her will, proved 16 May 1793 |
Frances Power Trench of the City of Dublin, widow
daughter Jane Power Trench
granddaughter Miss Alicia Nugent |
| Died |
Mar 1793 |
- [add source] Deaths - Mrs Trench, mother of Power Keating, knight of the shire of Co. Galway 9 Mar 1793
|
| Buried |
Ballinasloe, Galway, Ireland |
| Person ID |
I166 |
Donald |
| Last Modified |
29 Jan 2023 |
| Father |
Col. David Power, of Corheen, Loughrea, JP, High Sheriff of Galway, "Priest-hunter", b. 1685, likely in Co. Galway, Ireland , d. c Feb 1761, Coorheen, Loughrea, Co. Galway, Ireland (Age 76 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Mother |
Elizabeth Keating, of Dublin, b. c 1687, d. 12 Apr 1747, likely at Corheen, Co. Galway, Ireland (Age ~ 60 years) |
| Relationship |
Birth |
| Married |
c 1710 |
- Just a guess - if the 1709 convert is David converting before he marries Elizabeth Keating?
|
| Family ID |
F74 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family |
Col. Richard Power Trench, MP, of Garbally, Galway, b. 1710, d. 1770, likely at Suffolk Street, Dublin, Ireland (Age 60 years) |
| Married |
c 9 Mar 1732 |
- Betham Genealogical Abstracts: Trench, Richard of parish of Kilcloony, Co. Galway, Esquire and Power, Frances of the parish of St Mary's Dublin, spinster [Frances' uncle, Nicholas Keating lived in St Mary's parish, Dublin - perhaps Frances was living there with him?]
|
| Children |
| | 1. Frederick Power Trench, died in infancy, b. Bef 1741 [Birth] |
| | 2. David Power Trench, died in infancy, b. Bef 1741 [Birth] |
| | 3. Elizabeth Power Trench, b. 1736 [Birth] |
| + | 4. Hester Power Trench, b. c 1736 [Birth] |
| + | 5. William Power Keating Trench, MP, 1st Earl of Clancarty, b. 1741, d. 1805 (Age 64 years) [Birth] |
| + | 6. Rose Power Trench, dau of Richard Trench of Garbally, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, b. 1746, Garbally, Co. Galway, Ireland , d. c 1829, likely at Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, Ireland (Age 83 years) [Birth] |
| | 7. Major John Power Trench, b. 1748 [Birth] |
| | 8. Lt.-Gen. Eyre Power Trench, raised 102nd regiment of foot at his own expense, b. 1749, d. 29 Jul 1808, Kilkenny, Ireland (Age 59 years) [Birth] |
| | 9. Jane Power Trench, b. 1752 [Birth] |
| | 10. Nicholas Power Trench, Army officer, b. 1754, d. 31 Aug 1824, Garbally, Ballinasloe, Co. Galway, Ireland (Age 70 years) [Birth] |
| | 11. Anne Power Trench, b. 1755, d. 1835 (Age 80 years) [Birth] |
|
| Last Modified |
5 Aug 2022 |
| Family ID |
F73 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
1716 - 1793 (77 years)
