1859-01-01
SATURDAY
Mrs E & Sharlotte still
ill – Ride to Omagh & home
with Ellis
1859-01-02
SUNDAY
Charlotte in drawing room
for half an hour – looking very ill
very uneasy day
1859-01-03
MONDAY
Both down stairs for a
short time – marked trees
with Ellis – Exercised McMahons
horses
1859-01-04
TUESDAY
Mrs down for Breakfast
for the first time. Charlotte
very bad cough – Hunted Ercules
capital run – Tom rode the
colt
1859-01-05
WEDNESDAY
Ellis at Gortin – Exercised
Horses – Mrs looking better
Charlotte cough no better – & looking
ill.
1859-01-06
THURSDAY
Very cold heavy snow
In house all day
Both looking better
1859-01-07
FRIDAY
Ellis at Gortin Sessions
Wrote to Capt Humfrey –
Rode Ercules with Tom & Fan
Cosey chat with Mamsey –
1859-01-08
SATURDAY
Drove
Mrs & Charlotte to Omagh
Chatting all morning
1859-01-09
SUNDAY
[no entry]
1859-01-10 *
MONDAY
Rode with Charlotte
& had a comfortable chat
Also with dearest Mamsey
in the evening
1859-01-11
TUESDAY
Rode with Charlotte
not home till late
remained up till late chatting
to Mamsey & afterwards with
McMahon
1859-01-12
WEDNESDAY
Rode with Charlotte & had
round the mountain road
& had a most cosey chat
& again with both in the evening.
1859-01-13
TUESDAY
Left Fecarry for Dublin arrived at
10 O.C. P.M. Brought up Cock Grouse
for P.J.N. What a wretched lonely
day I have spent
1859-01-14
FRIDAY
Called on Mr P. Jones with
reference to my passage to Columbia
Recd half yrs pension at Custom
House – dined at spads with Mac
went to hear Christy’s Minstrels
with A.D.N.
1859-01-15 *
SATURDAY
Engaged my passage to New York
in Prince Albert – paid fare £18 –
Wrote to Commissioners about
transfer of pension. Dined at
spads – went to hear Woodin – a humbug
1859-01-16
SUNDAY
St Stephens H. Communion 1st
Dined at spads – Round Church
called at 49 Alley St –
1859-01-17
MONDAY
Commissions – Called at
Castle – saw E O’R about
memorial – started to Navan
by the 5- PM train with A D N
1859-01-18
TUESDAY
Paid visits at Belmount
& Boyne View –
1859-01-19
WEDNESDAY
At the cottage – dined with
Dr Hamilton –
Rareyfied colt for McWorthy
1859-01-20
THURSDAY
Went out to course with
Dowdale – Dined at
Belmount –
1859-01-21 *
FRIDAY
Went to Bbeg – Rareyfied
colt for Patrick –
Aunt C. looking very ill.
1859-01-22
SATURDAY
Returned to Navan
dined at the Cottage –
1859-01-23
SUNDAY
Dined at Boyne view
1859-01-24
MONDAY
Rareyfied a colt for
Jas Williams
Left for Dublin by
midday train S. N. came up
1859-01-25
TUESDAY
Busy commission
Dined at spads – Christys
Minstrels S. N. Supper at
Bindons – Dr Frank Junny
1859-01-26
WEDNESDAY
Breakfasted with Jas Willliams
at the Verdon – Met S. N. at
Rathmines – Dined at spads
with [Jasticoll J. Damiant
& Linler] – Started by rail for
Fecarry arrived at 6- AM
1859-01-27
THURSDAY
Chatting with Mrs E &
Charlotte – Ball at the
Asylum Brown & [Mita]
Stack Spooney –
1859-01-28
FRIDAY
out with Ellis
Chatting with Mamsey
1859-01-29
SATURDAY
Paid a visit at
Swifts – went to Omagh
very stormy –
1859-01-30 *
SUNDAY
Cappagh Mr Byrne
H. Communion – snow –
1859-01-31
MONDAY
Shot Drumlea with Ellis
Willie & Claud Hamilton
bad sport –
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Peter O’Reilly’s 1859 diary has been transcribed by volunteers and staff of the Vancouver Island Local History Society and is for informational purposes only. Researchers interested in this diary are advised to consult the original document housed at the Royal British Columbia Museum & Archives, found in MS-2894, the O’Reilly family fonds.