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Subject: [ARMAGH] Armagh Guardian: NEWS - See list of SURNAMES - Miscellany - 10 June 1845
Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2002 07:55:39 -0400

Armagh Guardian: NEWS - CRAIG, GAYER, HEATH, HEATH, MEREDYTH, M'MAGHON, PARK, PATON - Miscellany - 10 June 1845: Index: - Death by fire - PARK, Aughnagurgan, near Keady - Weather & beneficial effect on crops in Co Armagh - Ungenial weather in Co Dublin & effect on crops - The flax crop - Mr M'MAGHON'S flax crop (Ballybay, Co Monaghan) - Moy fair - State of the Workhouse - William PATON, Seneschal of Armagh city - Andrew CRAIG - GAYER, HEATH, HEATH, MEREDYTH - Court case ===== The following article was transcribed from The Armagh Guardian, by permission of The British Library. ===== DEATH BY FIRE--On Wednesday last, Mrs. PARK, aged 70 years, wife of Mr. PARK, of Aughnagurgan, near Keady, while her husband and family were from home on business, was dreadfully burned, a spark of fire having ignited her apparel.-- She died in a few hours. . . . . . THE WEATHER--THE CROPS.--Since our last we have had a good deal of rain, which the farmers anxiously wished for ; it has had a most beneficial effect on the crops, which look most luxuriant. A friend from Balbriggan [Co Dublin] writes :--The weather here is most ungenial, so much so that I require a fire in my office each day. The potato planting will not terminate for some days yet to come. The wheat and oat crops look stunted from the effects of the late North-East winds, which have cut up, or rather burned every crop adjacent to the coast. . . . . . THE FLAX CROP.--The following we received yesterday from the writer of the excellent letter on the Flax crop, which will be found on our fourth page, and by which it will be seen no fear need be entertained, but that Flax will be as abundant, or even more so, than last year :-- "Since writing my letter on the state of the Flax crops, fine growing rain has had a beneficial effect, and I have learned from various sources that there has been more than double the quantity of home-saved seed sown this year than was last.-- Surely, then, there is good reason to hope that spinners will not have to resort to a foreign market for their principal supplies. . . . . . Two stalks of Riga flax, 25 inches in length, grown in a field of four acres belonging to Mr. M'MAGHON, of Ballybay [Co Monaghan], were left at our office on Saturday last, and our friend informs us that, generally speaking, the flax crops look well in that district. . . . . . MOY FAIR.--This fair was held on the 6th inst., and was well attended not withstanding the unfavourable aspect of the morning. There was a good show of horses, and an increased attendance of English and Scotch purchasers. The supply of cows, &c., was remarkably large, and sold well at high prices particularly beef cattle. Pigs in great demand at a con- siderable advance. . . . . . STATE OF THE WORKHOUSE FOR THE WEEK ENDING JUNE 7.-- Number last week, 478 ; Admitted and born, 10; total, 488; discharged and died, 18; remaining 470. . . . . . WILLIAM PATON, Esq., Seneschal of this city, returned to Armagh from London, on Saturday last. ANDREW CRAIG, Esq., has left this city for Dublin, to resume his College studies. . . . . . CONSISTORY COURT, ARMAGH.--We have heard that the important case of HEATH v. HEATH will be argued before the VICAR-GENERAL, in the Court-house of this city, in the course of a few days. Sir HENRY MEREDYTH and Dr. GAYER are the contending advocates. . . . . . ===== This reprint is intended SOLELY for the non-commercial use of family historians, with the sincere hope that a Lister may find the content useful. I am not descended from the person(s) mentioned herein. **Please refer any questions arising from this article to the general readership of the NIR-ARMAGH mailing list.**