OBITUARY. - Cork Past and Present

1 306 <torR anb co. <torR. obituary . --0-- Chatterton. - THE RI GHT HO N. HEDGES EYRE CHATTERTON, P .c., , , l ate of Glandore House, Leap , and Newpark, Blackrock, Dublin; son of Abraham Chatterton, of Cork;. born in 1819. Was Vice-Chancellor of Ireland, 1867, to r90j , ;. crea t ed Privy Councillor, 1867; Justice of the P eace for counties Cork and Dublin. Called to the Irish Bar, 1843; , r858 ;. Solicitor-Gener'al for Ireland, 1866; Attorney-General, 1867 ;. represented Dublin tTniversity in Parliament, 1867. Married, firstly, in 1845 , Mary, who died in 1901, daughter of the R ev. William H alloran; secondly, in 1902, Florence H. , daugh- ter of the late Major Charles Gore, 72nd Seaforth Highlanders, and widow of Capt ain Edward William Dunlo Croker, of the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders , of Newpark, Blackrock. Clubs: Carlton, Kildare Street, Dublin, and Royal St. George Yacht. The Right Hon. H. E. Chatterton died August, 1910. The late Right Hon: H.

2 E. Chatterton, , , Babington. -- TH OMAS BABINGTON, late of 27, \ Vellin gton Road, Cork; son of Thomas Babington; educated at Mr. H am lin 's SchoGll, Cork. Admitted a solicitor, r 837, and practised up to r879. Solicitor for the Cork and Bandon Railway; Co rk and Macroom, and Cork and Kinsale Rail - ways; and for Cork Board of Guardians; appointed Clerk of the Crown and Peace for the West Riding of County Cork. Mr. Babington died August, r894, at L eeds, Yorkshire. The late Mr. Thomas Babington. (tontemporar\? :n3iograpbies- OBITUAny 30 7. Downes. - TH OMAs DOWNES, lat e of Nort on, Skibbereen ~. son 'of the la te Thom as Down es, of Mitchelstown ; born at Mitchelst own, June 18th, 1843; ed ucat ed at Cas tl ekn ock, Dublin. Gold Medalli st. Apprenticed to Bern ard and Son s, solicitors', Dublin ; a dmitted Hilary Term , 1869: ent ered into partnership in 1870 with McCarthy D ownin g , ;. took a leading pa rt in th e life of Skibbereen ; was Ch airm an of Skibbereen T own Commission ers for m any "ears; was the first R eturning Officer under the Coun ty Councils Act by sp ecial requ es t of the Government ; was Law Agent t o the Skibbereen Urban District Co uncil and Land Agen t t o Sir J ohn Wrixon-Becher ; Solicitor to the Schull and Skibbereen Tramway Company and the railway ex tension fr om Dunman- way; on e of the Baltimore and Skibbereen H arbour Commis- sion ers ; a Governor (and founder) of t,he Baltimore Fishery The late Mr.)

3 Thomas Downes. Sch ool. Trav elled extensively. JVhrried, in 1876, Teresa, d a ughter of the late Charles O'Connell, of Ball yn a blown, for many years R esiden t Magistrate of t he Ban t ry and Skibb ereen District , and Lieuten an t in the 18th Light Dragoons, the first Catholic Member of P arliament (for co. Kerry) after the E m an cipation , and his wife , K athleen O'Connell, second d aughter of Dani el O'Connell, " The Liber a tor," and h ad iss ue five daughters, K athleen O'Conn ell, born 1879 and died 1891; Mary Gr ace, born 1878 and died 1880;. T eresa, b orn 1879, and m arried t o Mauri ce Fitzgerald, of Kinneigh, co. K erry ; Mary Grace, b orn 1884, and m arried to Lieuten an t S. T. Stephens, ; E llen Mary, born 1890, a nd m arried to Lieutenant R. M. Marston H opkins; and three sons, Thom as O'Conn ell, born 1882 ; Willie, di ed in infan cy ; and Ch arles P atri ck J oseph, solicitor, b orn 1886 an d died in 1910. Mr. T . Downes died December 14th, 1904: Downes.

4 - CHARLES DOWNES. la t e of Cahirciveen , co. K erry; second son of the la te Thom as Downes, of Norton, Skibber een ; born a t Norton, Skibb ereen, in 1887; educated a t St. Augustin e's Benedi ctine College, Ramsgat e. Solicitor;. se rved apprenticeship with his father ; admitted, Mich aelmas, 1907 ; commenced pra ctice in Cahirciveen, co. K erry, the birthplace of his great-gra ndfather, D ani el O'Connell, " The Liberat or," in 1908. Was a keen cricketer, a nd one of the mos t enthu siastic member s of th e Skibb er een and Cahirciveen Clubs; was also an ardent golfer, in whi ch game h e excell ed;. n oted fO,r his wit and humour and r eadiness of repart ee . Died at Cahirciveen , Oct ober lIth, 1910, and is buried in the O' Connell family v ault, i'liJ..St . Fin an 's Glen , co . K erry. The late Charles Downes. r 308 <.torR anb co. <.torR .;. - . Dring. - SIMON DRING, , late of Tower Hill, Glanmire, and Glengarra, Killeagh, co. Cork; son of the late Robert Harding Dring, of Glengarra, Killeagh ; born Ylarch20th, r854.

5 Is the descendant of one of the oldest families in co. Cork, dating back to the 9th century, his two sons b eing now the sale r epresentatives; educated at Trinity College, Dublin . Justice of the Peace for co. Cork; takes a keen interest in agriculture, and is a member of the co . Cork Agricultural Society; is a large owner of property in co. Cork. Married, April 29th, r893, ~1arie Louise, elder daughter of Captain John Finch, of Tullamore Park, N enagh, co. Tipperary, and Tullabeg ::Vlallow, and Marie Elizabeth Russell, of Plassey, co . Limerick, and has issue two sons, Simon Harding, born March 7th, r894, now at Malvern, and Robert Harding, born June 30t h, r896, at Osborne, and one daughter, Lena ::VIary. The late Mr. Simon Dring, Mr. Dring di ed January r3th , 1909, and was succeeded by his son Simon Harding. G WISE GUBBINS., late of Dunkathal, Glan- mire, Cork, and Bottomstown, co. Limerick; son of the late I Joseph Gubbins, , of Kilfrush, Deputy Lieutenant of co.

6 Limerick; born December 25th, r830; educated at Cheltenham College. Was a keen sportsman; was ::VI aster of the United Hunt, and for many years was a well known figure in the hunting field in the counties of Cork and Limerick. Married, in r8S7, Frances Gertrude, daughter of Thompson Russell , of Asketon, co. Limerick , and has issue two sons and five daughters: Joseph Hartopp, Russell Dunmore, Colonel , Marian Ethel, Frances Gertrude, married the late Major Edward Honywood Hughes, son of General Sir William Templar Hughes, ; Maria Maud, Anna Kathleen, and Beatrice EditH. Mr. Gubbins died August The late Mr. T. W. Gubbins. 7 th , r9 0 4 . Hickie. - HENRY JOHN HICKlE, late of Towervill e, Black- rock, co. Cork; son of the late William Henry Hickie, of Lisbon and Cork, and Elizabeth Ellerton, of Aberford, Yorkshire;. born at Liverpool, October 24th, r852; educated principally in Portugal, where he resided for twenty-six years, and where his grandfather, William Hickie, established the firm still in existence in Portugal in connection with the Cork butter trade.

7 Came to England in r878, and took over the business of James Connell and Company, established in r820, with which the Lisbon firm of Hickie, Son, and Dagge had been connected since the formation of the Cork house; a Managing Director of the Irish Creameries and Exporters' Association, Ltd.;. President of the Irish Butter Association; Director of the Cork Cold Storage and Pure Ice Company, Ltd., and Cork Opera House, Ltd. At his death the Butter Market Board of The late Mr. H. J. Hickie. Tru stees passed a resolution expressing "that it would be '\. <tontemporar~ :f13tographies- 30 9. difficult to meet a man so unselfish and straightforward in his character, or punctilious in his honour, and so sterling in his business transactions." Married, May 17th, 1877, Emily, daughter of \iVilliam Ellerton, of Liverpool, and has issue two sons, William Henry, born :\1ay 31st, 1878;. and Ernest, born August 7th, 1888; and four daughters, Emily Irene, married to Ernest \iVillmott, of the Eastern Telegraph Company; Alice, Royal University of Ireland; Muriel, married to Michael J.

8 Daly, of Cork, and May. Club: Cork City. Mr. Hickie died September 7th, IgIO. O'LEARY HANNIGAN, , late of Brook Lodge, co. Limerick; son of David Quaid Hannigan, of Gardenfield, and Brook Lodge, co. Limerick, and Catherine, daughter of William O'Leary, Castleishon;. born at Gardenfield, Dromcollohir, in r849; educated at St. Colman's College, Fermoy, and St. Vincent's College, Cork. Gentleman farmer and Land Commissioner; Justice of the . Peace for co. Limerick. Married, in r878, Catherine, daughter of W. J. Maloney, of Spring Lodge, co. Limerick, and sisterof Rev. William Maloney, , Parish Priest and Vicar-Gpneral, Rathdeale, and had issue one son, Dr. Joseph (joined Army, South Africa) and two daughters; one, Daisy, married Dr. J. Mulqueen, of Sydenham, London; th~ second, May, married Dr. J. McCarthy, of Edenmore, Milford, Charleville. Mr. The late Mr. E. O'L. Hannigan, E. O'L Hannigan died June r6th, r899 . Hannigan -GEORGE O'LEARY HANNIGAN, late of the National Bank, College Green, Dublin, and Kilbolane Castle, Charleville; son of David Quaid Hannigan, of Gardenfield, and Brook Lodge, co.

9 Limerick, and Catherine, daughter of William O'Leary, Castleishon; born at Gardenfield, in r847; educated at St . Vincent's College, Cork, and Christian Brothers, Newcastle. Banker; Chief Manager of the head office, National Bank, College Green, Dublin, for several years; was in the service of the bank for a period of forty- two years. Clubs: Ormond, Dublin, and Edward, Kingstown. Mr. George Hannigan died December 30th, r907. The late Mr. G. O'L. Hannigan. ~. 310 (torR anb co. <torR. AMES FITZGE RALD L OMBAIW, , !\ LA., late of South Hill, co: Dublin; son of Roger L omba rd, and gra nd so n of J ames L ombard , great-grandso n of ::\ icholas t Lombard , etc.; born at Woodvill e, GortatJ ea, co . Kerry. Chairman of th e Dublin United Tramways , West and South C lare Railways, a nd some ten other ra ilway r ompani es, of Hibernian Bank, and Clery and Compa ny; was Director of Arnott and Com pany, W aterford a nd Limerick Railway, Cannock and Company, and LonGon South ern Tram ways; was '.)

10 A prominent member, and on the Council of the ROycil Horti- I' c ultural Society of Ireland , at whose shows he won several hundreds of spec ial a nd other prizes ; was mem ber of Co mmitt ee of Dublin Cath olic Cemeteries ; was a Kni th e L egion of Honour (Cross presented by M. Ie Count F. de L esseps . repre- Th e Iate M r. J . F . L om b ar, senting th e French Government atthe end o rthe Franco-German d J .P. , M. war) . Married Sarah, da ug hter of th e late P rofessor Ylichael Barry, A., Barsister-at- law, Professor of Law, Queen's University of Irelan d, of Cork , and had, with other issue, a son, R oger Edward . Mr. L ombard was baptised " J am es " and assumed the name of "Fitzgerald " (c ircumstances of which in deed poll enrolled in Cen tral Office, London Supreme Co urt of Judicature, " 101 P," September 30th, 1908) . Mr. Lomba rd died at end of 190r. ALEXANDER MCCARTHY, late of 2, Summer- hill T errace, Cork; so n of Alexander McCarthy, formerly T ow n Clerk of Cork; born at Cork, in 183+; educated at Carlow College.