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close to the Town of Boyle and the great Road to Sligoe'. But in that of 20-24 May 1760 William's death was announced and thereafter the ironworks were carried on by his second-cousin, Francis Ruttledge (see E below) 154 In the issue of 11-15 January I763 'A Slitting Mill is now erected at the Iron Works near Boyle' where the iron was as good as, and cheaper 'than can be supplied from Dublin, or any other Slitting Mill in the Kingdom'. The Ruttledge house at Boyle was Tinnecarra. Even today 700 yards east of the house, in places along the river bank, there are still quantities of iron slag lying around.

After his death. William's widow Jane returned to Dublin with their three children 155 and lived at Moore Street. The children were:

1 Richard. who was admitted to the Middle Temple, London, on 26 June I776. 156 Upon the death of his uncle, Thomas Ruttledge of Bloomfield in 1805, he became the life tenant of certain estates under the will of his grandfather, Peter of Cornfield/Carrowkillen. He died a bachelor in 1811, 157 158 and the estates then passed to David Ruttledge. (see C below)

1 JANE, of whom below.

2 Elizabeth, who died unmarried in 1809. 159

JANE RUTTLEDGE m. 3 February 1781 at St. Mary's Church, Dublin, Christopher, second son of Anthony Ormsby of Ballinamore, Co. Mayo by his wife Sarah, daughter of Thomas Lindsey of Turin. Co. Mayo. 160

The Freeman's Journal of 3-6 November 1770 shows `Walter Nugent. Woolen Draper at the Ship and Wool-pack in Dame street. opposite Daly's Chocolate-house, Dublin takes Mr. Christopher Ormsby into partnership'. In 1800 Christopher was at 71 South Great George's Street as a woolen draper and wine merchant. but twenty-five or more memorials in the Registry of Deeds between 1791 and 1821 show that he was also building houses throughout Dublin. Christopher Ormsby died in April 1831 and his wife Jane in March 1832. Their Family Bible 161 shows that they had four sons who all died early, Anthony in his 20th year in 1801, 162 William aged 20 in 1807. 163 Richard as an infant in 1789 and Christopher aged 29 in 1822 at Blois in France, 161 and four daughters who married as follows:

1 Jane, b. 12 November 1782 m. Thomas Ruttledge of Ballyhowly, Co. Mayo on 11 December 1805. 164 (see A above)

2 Sarah, b. 24 November 1783 m. John Willington of Killoshane, Co. Tipperary on 23 January 1815. He d. 1835 and she on 5 July 1870 aged 87. 165

3 Elizabeth. b. 11 December 1784 m. Francis Elwood on 14 August 1812. He d. in 1822 and she then m. George Ormsby of Moate House. Co. Mayo. He d. 3 November 1829 and she on 6 February 1849. 166

154. RD. 348.173.232756.214.381.141539.

155. RD. 215.345.141987.

156. Memorial dated 26 June 1776 in King's Inns, Dublin.

157. Ruttledge MSS. deed dated 7 March 1812, and Ormsaby of Ballinamore MSS, item 152, copy will 27 July 1811.

158. RD. 669.36.460055 of 1813 incorrectly names Richard as Archibald Ruttledge. decd.

159. Ormsby of Ballinamore MSS. item 151, abstract of copy will dated 25 March 1808.

160. RD . 340.11.226667.

161. Ruttledge MSS. item 13. PROI. Wills 1831-40.

162. Memorials of the dead, vi. pp. 300-l. The eldest son has been incorrectly recorded as Arch. Ormsby and the father as Charls. Ormsby.

163. King's lnns Admission papers.

164. Ruttledge MSS. item 16.

165. See BLG. 1858 Willington of Killoshane. RD. 685.120.471061.

166. RD. 654.19.449165: 804.169.542504: Memorials of the dead. iv, pp. 105 & 449.