Individual Details
Loughlin RYAN
(POSSIBLY ABOUT 25 MAR 1822 - 10 Jul 1887)
A Loughlin Ryan, son of Thomas Ryan and Bridget Healy, was baptised in Leighbridge on 25 March 1822. Given that the date ties in with our Loughlin's approximate year of birth of 1884 (extrapolated from his death record) and the proximity of Leighlinbridge to Garryhill where we believe our Loughlin to have been born, it is likely that the Loughlin Ryan baptised in March 1822 was our Loughlin above.
According to the Myshall and Drumphea Parish website, www.myshalldrumphea.com, Loughlin was hedge school master in the Garryhill area in the 1840s until Lord Bessborough of Garryhill House built a National and Agricultural School in Garryhill, where Loughlin was headmaster until his retirement in 1886. Loughlin's son Malachy and grandson John would also teach at this school.
The Myshall and Drumphea site also tells us that Loughlin was a skilled farmer. "He was awarded several prizes in agriculture, such as best cultivated tillage farm in 1854 presented by the Idrone Farming Society, also best root crop in 1854 and again in 1856, both presented by the Co. Carlow Agricultural Society". And The Freeman's Journal of 12 December 1863 tells us that "the third prize [in the second class of a national exhibition of produce from school farms] was awarded to Mr. Loughlin Ryan, Garryhill school farm. This though a small collection, contained a very fine collection of swedes. Garryhill is one of the five national schools on Lord Bessborough's property having agricultural schools attached to them".
Loughlin retired from teaching in July 1886 due to ill health. He died just a year later aged about 63. His death record tells us that he died of "Stricture of Urethra with Cystisis". His daughter-in-law Mary Ryan (presumably Malachy's wife) was present at the death.
According to the Myshall and Drumphea Parish website, www.myshalldrumphea.com, Loughlin was hedge school master in the Garryhill area in the 1840s until Lord Bessborough of Garryhill House built a National and Agricultural School in Garryhill, where Loughlin was headmaster until his retirement in 1886. Loughlin's son Malachy and grandson John would also teach at this school.
The Myshall and Drumphea site also tells us that Loughlin was a skilled farmer. "He was awarded several prizes in agriculture, such as best cultivated tillage farm in 1854 presented by the Idrone Farming Society, also best root crop in 1854 and again in 1856, both presented by the Co. Carlow Agricultural Society". And The Freeman's Journal of 12 December 1863 tells us that "the third prize [in the second class of a national exhibition of produce from school farms] was awarded to Mr. Loughlin Ryan, Garryhill school farm. This though a small collection, contained a very fine collection of swedes. Garryhill is one of the five national schools on Lord Bessborough's property having agricultural schools attached to them".
Loughlin retired from teaching in July 1886 due to ill health. He died just a year later aged about 63. His death record tells us that he died of "Stricture of Urethra with Cystisis". His daughter-in-law Mary Ryan (presumably Malachy's wife) was present at the death.
Events
| Birth | POSSIBLY ABOUT 25 MAR 1822 | probably Co. Carlow | |||
| Baptism | Poss 25 Mar 1822 | Leighlinbridge, Co. Carlow | |||
| Death | 10 Jul 1887 | Garryhill, Co. Carlow |
Families
| Spouse | Bridget NOLAN (1815 - 1886) |
| Child | Malachy RYAN (1850 - 1924) |
| Father | Thomas RYAN (caution: not verified) ( - ) |
| Mother | Bridget HEALY (caution: not verified) ( - ) |