References and Comments

1858-01-01
grinding
Meaning unknown. It may refer to preparing for examinations which occur on February 23-25 after which the word ceases to appear.

1858-01-01
comment
Peter O’Reilly’s employment during 1858 is unclear. He may have been employed as a horse trainer. Previously, he had served with the Irish Revenue Police from 1850 to 1857, achieved the rank of Lieutenant and was stationed at Mountfield, County Tyrone.

1858-01-19
do
Abbreviation for “ditto”.

1858-04-12
Francis Ellis
(1819-1881)
County Magistrate, and Captain, Major, and Colonel in the Royal Tyrone Fusiliers.

1858-04-24
cropper
To fall from a horse.

1858-04-27
Rarey technique
A method of calming horses named for its inventor John Salomon Rarey (1827-1866).

1858-05-01
Faccary
Home of Francis & Louisa Ellis near Mountfield, County Tyrone (now Northern Ireland), also spelled “Fecarry”.

1858-05-05
Charlotte Anne Ellis
(c.1841-1931)
Eldest daughter of Francis & Louisa Ellis.

858-05-05
Robert Dobbs Coulson
(?-?)
Resident Magistrate for County Tyrone residing at Omagh.

1858-05-09
Omagh, Ireland
County town in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern Ireland).

1858-05-10
Gortin, Ireland
Village in County Tyrone, Ireland (now Northern Ireland).

1858-05-13
Louisa (McMahon) Ellis
(?-1889)
Married Francis Ellis in 1841.

1858-06-03
Thomas Ellis
(1844-1918)
Eldest son of Francis & Louisa Ellis.

1858-06-10
William Claud Cole-Hamilton
(1833-1882)
Captain in Royal Marines in Ireland.

1858-07-20
“Tommy”
Nickname for Thomas Ellis.

1858-11-18
lunging
A horse training technique.

1858-11-20
coursing
Training a horse for racing.


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Peter O’Reilly’s 1858 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.

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