2915. John Hollingsworth
John Hollingsworth from Barniskey, Redcross, four miles from Arklow, had just brought his animals in off the land for winter housing when a massive fire destroyed four sheds where the cattle were being housed.
Some estimates say that up to 120 cattle died in the fire with the total loss to Mr Hollingsworth expected to be substantial.
It is has not yet been established what started the fire. Arklow gardaí are waiting for forensic investigators to arrive today to examine the scene, but the fire was fuelled by more than 1,400 bales of hay and straw also stacked in some of the sheds.
By Mark Kennedy and Michael McHale
Monday October 04 2010
A FARMER who lost up to 120 of his cattle in a massive farm fire yesterday thanked his local community after they helped him battle the blaze.
John Hollingsworth from Coolanearl, Redcross, Co Wicklow, had just brought his animals in off the land for winter housing at the weekend when a massive fire gutted four sheds where the cattle were being housed.
The damage from the blaze, which lasted for several hours, is expected to cost him hundreds of thousands of euro.
No cause has yet been established for the blaze, which occurred just over 6km from Arklow.
But despite the huge loss, the father of three, who has managed the farm since his father died 28 years ago, remained optimistic about the future.
"I'd say there were around 50 farmers in total helping me out with the fire," said Mr Hollingsworth (44), whose wife also works full-time on the land. "They were out again this morning, helping me feed the other cattle I have.
"You can't beat your neighbours, if you haven't them you're a lot worse off. I had around 450 cattle altogether so I still have a farm left to work on. It could have been worse -- there could have been people trapped in it."
The local farmers used their tractors and slurry spreaders to help the two units from Arklow fire brigade battle the blaze. They also succeeded in rescuing a small number of the animals, which were a mixture of cows, fatteners and young calves.
The alarm was raised shortly after 9.30pm on Saturday by Paudie Murphy whose farm overlooks the scene of the blaze.
Mr Murphy was doing yard work when he noticed smoke and rang Abie Waldron, who works for Mr Hollingsworth.
"When I arrived down at the farm, the fire was just massive," Mr Hollingsworth added. "Abie and myself rescued about six cattle from the fire, but then we were beaten back by the dense smoke.
"I had just brought the cattle in off the land to house them for the winter days before this fire. Every farmer loves his animals and it is just heartbreaking to see so many animals burnt alive in a fire.
"The scene after the fire is just awful and the vet is here now seeing if he can save the cattle with severe burns, and breathing problems from smoke inhalation."
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Firefighters from Arklow remained at the scene throughout the night until 10am yesterday, while gardai stayed at the site last night to preserve the scene for forensic examination, set to take place today.
As a contractor erecting sheds and slatted units as well as being a beef and suckler farmer, Mr Hollingsworth would have done work for many of his neighbours.
He is now waiting to hear what caused the fire, and whether his insurance will cover the huge cost of the blaze.
Arklow fire chief John Connolly said it was the worst fire he had attended in the last six years. "Flames were shooting up in the sky when we arrived and it had too much of a hold to save the hay and straw.
"Sparks spread the fire to the units housing the cattle which died from a combination of incineration and smoke.
"There was no way we would be able to extinguish the fire in the hay, we had to let it burn itself out. But we did save one large shed," Mr Connolly added.
- Mark Kennedy and Michael McHale
3196. Amanda Hollingsworth
By DEBORAH COLEMAN
Wednesday October 06 2010
A CO. WICKLOW FARMER was forced to stand by with his friend and young daughter as more than 100 of his cattle herd perished in a double shed fire at his farm 6km outside Arklow. John Hollingsworth from Coolanearl, Redcross told The Wicklow People that when the fire broke out at 9.30p.m. on Saturday he and neighbour Aby Waldron tried to rescue the cattle but were beaten back by the blazing flames. Neighbouring farmer Padraic Murphy whose farm overlooks the Hollingsworth holding had quickly notified Mr. Waldron, who had been working with Mr. Hollingsworth of the situation 'Aby and me got out some cattle but we got beaten back on it. My daughter Amanda (15) was there too. We saved one big shed by taking out the straw but lost two and over 100 cattle,' said Mr. Hollingsworth.
2918. William Joseph Hollingsworth Blackrock Cousin Bill
Hi cousin!
How many emails like this do you get? A very
interesting site, thank you.I believe I'm part of the 10th generation, running
like this:Henry-Thomas-Thomas-Samuel-Daniel-John-William-Daniel-John-Robert-William.
Much of what was written on your site, I am aware of.
My Father, Robert (Bob) coresponded regularly with
Harry(Henry?) Hollingsworth and we even conducted some
of our own investigative research. My father had many
maps & lineages he had worked out. Maybe one day I'll
have time to go through them.One incident that may be of particular interest to
you: I remember when I was a kid spending a whole day
in a churchyard. Being very young the significance was
of course completely lost on me. Our small family was
joined by some other friends. The highlight (and the
object) of the day was removing a huge 6ft x 3ft
gravestone slab, after huge difficulty, which had lain
face down on another. The churchyard was in
Ballycanew. You're aware of the revealed inscription.Glad to know that even though I'm an only child, that
I'm not alone.Kind regards
Bill (William) Hollingsworth
Hi Tom,
your replies brought a broad smile to my face. It's
delightful to get such a keen response from you -
after sending you a 'coldcall' email, I wasn't sure
whether to expect a response at all.My father had lots of files. Most of which information
he probably would have passed on to, or received from,
Harry. So I'm not sure if there would be any new
information there, in reality. But I'll have a look.But I'm afraid it won't be today!
I'm currently at work, in the office. We do have a
break at Christmas time for a week, so I'll blow some
dust away & see what I can find. I'm reluctant to send
you any loose information (without at least a minor
file-check) in case it sends you up a false road. Your
records seem to be very detailed & accurate, and my
head is not one to rely on for uncorroborated memory.Anyway, even if I'm of no practical use to you at all,
it's great to make contact. I'd better sign off now &
get back to the day job!Talk soon.
Bill
ps Oh yes, I just realised that I didn't list all of
my fathers brothers. John & Mary Catherine Murphy had
six sons:
Francis (who died very young)
Dan
Pat
another Francis
William (my namesake, who I forgot!!) and
Robert, my dad.Hi Tom, Doug, John, regarding distances from Dublin to Arklow etc. Yes it is about forty-odd miles or so. not a huge distance, but in those days that would have been quite a journey. What struck me most from the 1846 maps was the proximity of so many of the placenames I had heard; Cronelusk, Springfields, Big Rock, Rock Little, etc. Many of them actually adjoining each other - which may indicate an original larger plot split up amongst brothers for example. Most of the sites form a crescent moving from just below Ballycanew up northwest to just-south-of-Arklow. Reading your recent correspondences, kindly forwarded by Tom, it does seem odd that there is no "paper trail" before 1700ish. Yes possible reasons might be either (1) the Ulster Hollingsworths all left the country in or around the 1640s never to return; (2) that the Wexford Hollingsworths did not come from Ulster, but came via somewhere else, or indeed that the lack of paper trail was due to (3) affairs being hidden - possibly if Thomas was a pirate. If we were to presume he settled in Wexford after coming back to Ireland with Henry Every, then we know what happened next. But we don't know where he came from before that, do we? So far, I've done a bit of searching surrounding him - if you'd like what I have so far (un-pulled-together treads) let me know. The National Archives <http://www.nationalarchives.ie/> where I found the following convict transportation record, showing not all Hollingsworths were angels... Match 1 from 'Ireland-Australia transportation database' Lastname: HOLLINGSWORTH Firstname: THOMAS Sex: M Age: 20 Soundname: H4526 Trial place: Dublin City Trial date: 19/07/1854 Crime desc: Burglary and robbery Sentence: Transportation 15 yrs Document ref1: TR 13, p 45 Kind regards Cousin Bill
William (Bill) J. Hollingsworth descendant of Robert (b. 1916 Liverpool d. 1989 Dublin m. Anna Mary (Nan) Bullard) of John (b. 1876 Co. Wicklow, Ireland d. 1957 Liverpool m. 1906 Mary Murphy) of Daniel (b. 1848 Co. Wicklow d. 1913 Co. Wicklow m. Anne Byrne) of William (b. c1800 Cronelusk d. 1871 Co. Wicklow m. Elizabeth Hempenstall) of John (b. 1778/1779 Co. Wicklow d. 1864 Co. Wicklow) of Daniel (b. c1730 d. 1811 Co. Wexford m. Ellenor ....possibly Spottiswoode?) of Samuel (b. c1710 d. 1799 Co. Wexford) believed to be the son of Thomas (b. 1678) (12/12).
It is believed that Thomas (b. c1678) had at least two sons, John (b. 1713) and Samuel (b.c1710 - Bill's ancestor). John (b. 1713) had at least two sons, Nicholas Henry James (b. 1762 - Don's ancestor and Samuel (b. 1767 - Tom's ancestor). Tom has spent many years researching this family and although the records are not totally intact, these lineages are believed to be correct based on a combination of documents, family histories, and articles contained in the "Hollingsworth Register" by the late Harry Hollingsworth. However, it must be noted that the earliest portion of these lineages is not "proven" by actual documentation.William (Bill) J. Hollingsworth descendant of Robert (b. 1916 Liverpool d. 1989 Dublin m. Anna Mary (Nan) Bullard) of John (b. 1876 Co. Wicklow, Ireland d. 1957 Liverpool m. 1906 Mary Murphy) of Daniel (b. 1848 Co. Wicklow d. 1913 Co. Wicklow m. Anne Byrne) of William (b. c1800 Cronelusk d. 1871 Co. Wicklow m. Elizabeth Hempenstall) of John (b. 1778/1779 Co. Wicklow d. 1864 Co. Wicklow) of Daniel (b. c1730 d. 1811 Co. Wexford m. Ellenor ....possibly Spottiswoode?) of Samuel (b. c1710 d. 1799 Co. Wexford) believed to be the son of Thomas (b. 1678). We tested 3 single markers to see if he has the same marker mutations as the other two Co. Wexford Ireland descendants.....and....yes, he does...all three!
Congratulations Bill, Tom and Don....it appears that the DYS570, DYS576 and DYS413 markers are probably "unique" mutation differences between the Valentine Hollingsworth lineage of Co. Armagh, Ireland and the Hollingsworth lineage of Co. Wexford/Wicklow, Ireland!
3199. Catherine Colbert
Catherine's great grandmother was a Hollingsworth, Mary Ellen Cain Hollingsworth
2956. Michael Dennis Hollingsworth
At the time of his daughter's birth, Michael was with the 1st infantry Division, Headquarters Co., in Bien Hoa, Vietnam.
In October of 1971 when his son was born, Michael was working for Zerox Corporation.
Michael and his DNA matches with cousins Tom and Don. Michael and Tom's ancestor was Samuel b. 1767, Don's was a brother Nicholas b. 1762.
Michael D. Hollingsworth descendant of Henry Harrison (b. 1888 CA) of John Benjamin (b. 1861 Illinois) of Edward Earl (b. 1838 Illinois) of Frederick (b. 1803 Ballcanew, Ballinakill Townland, County Wexford, Ireland) of Samuel (b. 1767 Ballcanew, Ballinakill Townland, County Wexford, Ireland) of John Hollingsworth (b. abt 1713 Ballcanew, Ballinakill Townland, County Wexford, Ireland) (35/37) (64/67). Note that Michael is the nephew of the late Harry Hollingsworth ("Hollingsworth Register").
Thomas James Hollingsworth descendant of James (b. 1811) of Ballycanew, County Wexford, Ireland (25/25) (35/37) (64/67). Don Hollingsworth descendant of Nicholas Hollingsworth, b. 1762 Ballinakill, County Wexford, d. 1826, Ballycanew, County Wexford, Ireland (25/25) (63/67).
3203. Heidi Lynn Hollingsworth
Heidi weight in at 5 lbs and 4 oz., length 18 1/2 inches. Heidi was born at 7:15 in the morning, Tuesday, February 25, 1969, in Centinela Community Hospital, 935 South Flower, Inglewood, Ca.
Hi Tom-- I wanted to write to you and let you know that I did get your phone message a few months ago. I am sorry I haven't responded. It is not for lack of interest, I am just a busy woman, especially right now because I am getting my Master's degree.
Thank you for all of your efforts concerning our family tree. Everywhere I go, someone asks me if I'm related to so-n-so Hollingsworth, and I always say "no, just Michael and Jeff"--the living ones that I happen to know--but have always wondered about family on my Dad's side. So how are we related?
You are my grandfather's brother's son, right? So my cousin? Tell me about yourself, what do you do for a living, your family, how you were inspired to pursue Hollingsworth genealogy, etc. I am a kindergarten teacher in Longmont, CO. I'm not married and no children, but they are not out of the plans.
I've had a pretty exciting life...I lived in Japan as an English teacher for a year and have plenty of other stories I would love to tell you in person someday. I don't know how many family members you are currently in touch with, but maybe organizing a family reunion is somewhere in the future.
Well, hope to her from you soon. Have a good day!
Sincerely, Heidi Hollingsworth
July 15, 2009
3204. Jeffrey Michael Hollingsworth
Michael weighed in at 7 pounds, 7 ounces, with blond hair and light skin. Born 5 am at Centinella Hospital, Inglewood, California
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Barack Obama campaign volunteers Judy Hagler, left, and Harryl Hollingsworth use signs Saturday to greet arriving Democratic National Convention delegates at Denver International Airport. ( Kathryn Scott Osler, The Denver Post ) see picture in multimedia pic section
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2974. Karen Sue Muhl
My mother was the most wonderful person. She was kind, gentle, loving, supportive, funny - I wouldn't trade my time with her for anything. Her illness was sudden, and came on while she was visiting me in NC. She was hospitalized for 6 weeks, most of it in intensive care. I won't go into details, but when she survived the whole hospitalization, I thought we were home free. However, 9 months later she died, and the hole this left in my life is just incredible. No one in the family really knows what she and I went through in those last months, and there really is no way to express it. Suffice it to say that I am grateful for my wonderful husband, my new granddaughter, and my life in general. It is just that without June, there is a missing element that no one can replace.
She would be thrilled that we have all found each other, and while she talked very little about her father's side of the family, she told us about you. If I had to guess, Emma's side of the family probably discouraged any contact. She had a wonderful life, raised by Emma's parents, Molly and Wally, and as far as blame for divorce, who knows?