Garvey, George

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Garvey, George

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1794-1879

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George Garvey is best known as a land agent in King's County/Offaly in the mid-1800s and during the Great Famine. His first career, however, was as a military man and he served as a captain in the Royal Navy from 1807, with victories in battles at Helgoland (1807), Cadiz (1811) and Genoa (1814). Garvey's father was also an officer in the British army and was killed at the British capture of St Lucia in the West Indies in 1796. After a short but distinguished service, Garvey retired to Thornvale, Moneygall, King's County , near to Loughton, which was the estate of Major Pepper, his wife's uncle. He was given his first job as a land agent of the Loughton estate by Pepper in 1827. By the 1840s he was agent for seven major estates, including Norbury at Durrow. He was not well-liked by the tenantry and there were several attempts on his life. He took to carrying a pistol and wearing a steel vest as protection. The 2nd earl of Norbury was assassinated at Durrow but the real target was Garvey. He took over the Rosse estate at Parsonstown (Birr) in 1853 from George Heenan. He was a member of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland and the Kilkenny and South East of Ireland Archaeological Society, and was responsible in the late 1830s for the restoration of the medieval well of St Columcille at Durrow. He died on 4 August 1879 at the age of 85 and is buried at Borrisnafarney Church near Moneygall, County Offaly. His son, Toler Roberts Garvey, followed him into the business of land agency.

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Thornvale, Moneygall, County Offaly
Durrow, County Offaly
Birr, County Offaly
Loughton, Moneygall, County Offaly

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Garvey, Toler Roberts, Sr (1834-1914)

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familia

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Garvey, Toler Roberts, Sr

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Garvey, George

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Garvey, Toler Roberts, Jr (1866-1946)

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familia

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Garvey, Toler Roberts, Jr

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Garvey, George

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Land agent

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Loughton estate (1827)
Rosse estate (1853)
Norbury Durrow
Lettybrook

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Royal Navy Captain with victories at
Helgoland (1807)
Cadiz (1811) and
Genoa (1814)

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Ciarán Reilly, 'The Irish Land Agent, 1830-60: the case of King's County' (Four Courts Press, 2014)
John Wright, 'King's County Directory, (Birr, 1890)

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