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IDENTIFIED AS [BUT UNLIKELY TO BE] Ann Gardiner, later Countess of Clancarty, with her eldest son, 1776
IDENTIFIED AS [BUT UNLIKELY TO BE] Ann Gardiner, later Countess of Clancarty, with her eldest son, 1776
Sothebys - The Irish Sale 21 May 1998, Lot 232. Catalogue entry: Portrait of Anne Gardiner (1746-1810) with her eldest son Kirkman.
by Nathaniel Hone RA (1717-1784), signed N Hone pt 1776, oil on canvas 121.5 x 96cm. Provenance: Mr Horace Ayerst Buttery, by whom sold Christies 28 Jun 1963 lot 70, bought Roberts for 700 guineas. Estimate: £8-10,000.
The balance of the catalogue entry gives biographical detail on Anne Gardiner, Countess of Clancarty.

The identification of the eldest son as Kirkman: an error or mis-identified subjects? Ann Trench's eldest son was apparently Francis Trench, born earlier than c1774 (and who d before 1805, when his next brother Richard inherited). A search on Kirkman Gardiner reveals a Kirkman Gardiner who married in 1809: At Standish, Kirkman Gardiner, esq. of Wandsworth, to Sarah, second daughter of the late Charles Greaves, esq. of Merton-place, Surrey. Another publication mentions re Sarah Greaves: "She was married to Kirkman Gardiner whose family had owned bleaching mills on the River Wandle near Merton Place." A family tree on Ancestry.com shows a Kirkman Gardiner baptised 1774 Wandsworth, son of Henry Gardiner and Ann Kirkman. Henry was a 'calico printer textiles'. Therefore, given that Ann Gardiner (nee Kirkman) had a son Kirkman Gardiner born 1774 and this portrait was painted in 1776, the identification in the Sothebys catalogue appears to be incorrect. 
  13 Mar 2023
Signature of Blaise Colt from one of the Perth record books
Signature of Blaise Colt from one of the Perth record books
 
  27 Feb 2023
Inveresk House, near Edinburgh
Inveresk House, near Edinburgh
Adam Colt built the present house of Inveresk in 1597, and during the time it was being built he resided in an older house (which still stands behind the mill at the entrance to the main street of Musselburgh, on the Edinburgh side, on the right hand on crossing the stone bridge near the monument to the late D. M. Moir (Delta). It became at one time the dower house of the Inveresk Colts). ["History & genealogy of the Colts of that ilk and Gartsherrie, and of the English & American branches of that family"] 
  27 Feb 2023
Lionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of Dysart
Lionel Tollemache, 4th Earl of Dysart
 
  26 Feb 2023
Carrigogunnell Castle, Co. Limerick
Carrigogunnell Castle, Co. Limerick
The ruins of Carrigogunnell Castle dominate the lovely pastoral land surrounding the volcanic peak on which it was built mid 15th century on the site of an earlier structure. The shattered limestone keep was once over 50 feet high with 5 stories and a spiral stair, and there was a later house adjoining the tower with additional buildings, all fortified by a strong wall. The land had been granted by King John to Donchad Cairbreach O'Brien in 1209 and had been a very important stronghold of the O'Briens for centuries.



It was destroyed following the 1691 siege of Limerick -- although the garrison sheltered by the castle took no part in the actual siege and surrendered without a fight, the English did not need the castle so they destroyed it with a large quantity of gun powder, attesting to the sad shape that it is in today. [http://www.megalithicireland.com/Carrigogunnell%20Castle.html]  
  24 Feb 2023
Remains of Knocklong Castle, home of Maurice Hurly
Remains of Knocklong Castle, home of Maurice Hurly
https://www.facebook.com/BallyhouraCountry/posts/hidden-gems-of-ballyhoura-knocklong-castle-located-on-the-main-limerick-to-mitch/10160463454302891/ 
  24 Feb 2023
James Edward Fitzgerald, photo by Dr Barker
James Edward Fitzgerald, photo by Dr Barker
 
  21 Feb 2023
William Smith O'Brien, from photo taken at Kilmainhaim Gaol, 1848.
William Smith O'Brien, from photo taken at Kilmainhaim Gaol, 1848.
 
  21 Feb 2023
Sir Donough O'Brien, 1st Baronet, of Leamanegh and Dromoland, Co. Clare
Sir Donough O'Brien, 1st Baronet, of Leamanegh and Dromoland, Co. Clare
Picture at Dromoland Castle 
  21 Feb 2023
Ruins of Brittas Castle, Co. Limerick, Ireland
Ruins of Brittas Castle, Co. Limerick, Ireland
https://www.geograph.ie/photo/6496990 
  21 Feb 2023

Individuals

 ID   Last Name, Given Name(s)   Born/Christened   Location   Tree   Last Modified 
I5379 
McLean, Alexander Tacksman at Tighanbunloit, Glenurquhart 
   Grant 18 Mar 2023
I5383 
Chisholm, Margaret 
   Grant 18 Mar 2023
I5382 
McLean, Alexander Farmer at Balmacaan, Glenurquhart (Judy Larking of Dunedin, NZ descends) 
b. 27 May 1816  Urquhart, Inverness-shire, Scotland  Grant 18 Mar 2023
I4504 
Strathdee, John King's Mason in Fort Augustus, built bridges on General Wade's Road 
   Grant 18 Mar 2023
I5381 
Macdonald, Donald Dyer in Drumnadrochit 
   Grant 18 Mar 2023
I5380 
Strathdee, Janet 
b. c 1789   Grant 18 Mar 2023
I5373 
Strathdee, Anne 
b. c Jan 1779  Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, Scotland  Grant 18 Mar 2023
I5378 
Strathdee, Mary 
b. c Feb 1787  Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, Scotland  Grant 18 Mar 2023
I5377 
Strathdee, Marion 
b. c Jun 1784  Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, Scotland  Grant 18 Mar 2023
I5376 
Strathdee, Elspet 
b. c Dec 1782  Fort Augustus, Inverness-shire, Scotland  Grant 18 Mar 2023

Families
          
 ID   Father ID   Father's Name   Mother ID   Mother's Name   Married   Tree   Last Modified 
 F2113 
 I5382  Alexander McLean, Farmer at Balmacaan, Glenurquhart (Judy Larking of Dunedin, NZ descends)  I5383  Margaret Chisholm  23 Nov 1847  Grant 18 Mar 2023
 F2112 
 I5381  Donald Macdonald, Dyer in Drumnadrochit  I5380  Janet Strathdee  16 Nov 1809  Grant 18 Mar 2023
 F2111 
 I5379  Alexander McLean, Tacksman at Tighanbunloit, Glenurquhart  I5373  Anne Strathdee  9 Mar 1799  Grant 18 Mar 2023
 F1787 
 I4504  John Strathdee, King's Mason in Fort Augustus, built bridges on General Wade's Road  I4503  Marion Mason  19 Dec 1776  Grant 18 Mar 2023
 F2110 
 I5370  Antoine the Good, Duke of Lorraine        Grant 15 Mar 2023
 F2109 
 I5371  Claude, Duke of Guise  I5372  Antoinette de Bourbon    Grant 15 Mar 2023
 F2107 
 I5366  Adolf of Egmond, Duke of Gelders  I5367  Catherine of Bourbon    Grant 15 Mar 2023
 F2108 
 I5369  Rene II, Duke of Lorraine and Duke of Bar  I5368  Philippa of Gelders, Duchess of Lorraine    Grant 15 Mar 2023
 F362 
 I2010  Arnold of Egmond, Duke of Guelders  I1021  Catherine of Cleves, Duchess of Guelders    Grant 15 Mar 2023
 F824 
 I1664  Marchese Vincenzo Striggi, of Mantua, Italy        Donald 1 Mar 2023



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