The Whitty Family
John Whitty
Title: Reverend
Married: Anne Groome on 5
February
1785
Notes:
The Marriage License Bonds lists John's address as
"Providence". Providence Lodge is a house in Rathtillig townland about
a 5 minute walk outside of Ballickmoyler, co. Laois on the road to
Arles.
On 24 May 1798, Providence Lodge was attacked by Irish rebels. A contemporary account in the memoirs of Richard Musgrave reads "(rebels)
attacked the house of the reverend John Whitty, a protestant clergyman,
near Arles, about five miles from Carlow; but it was bravely defended,
by himself and eleven protestants, who kept up a constant fire, killed
twenty-one rebels, and baffled all their attempts to storm or burn it.
The conflict continued from three till six o'clock in the morning; when
Mr. Whitty's ammunition being nearly expended, he sent two of his party
to a neighbour to borrow more; but they were surrounded and overpowered
after a gallant defence. The corpse of one of them, whom they killed,
was mangled in a barbarous manner."
Although successfully
defended, the building was damaged and the following year John Whitty
was allowed a claim of £66 4s 9d for damage to "Hay, house and furniture damaged,
and sheep".
After about 1820, John Whitty was the Rector of Rathvilly, County
Carlow, Ireland.
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