Courtesy of the Irish Times, 13 May 2017..
Thanks to Eric Shaw of Clare Roots Society
To make this easier to read, I have copied it in three sections.
EDWARD GLEESON,
'King of Clare'
and master of Australian wine.
Edward Gleeson...
born near Six-Mile-Bridge in 1803.
...sailed from Calcutta on the Emerald Isle 1838
Died in 1870, buried in the cemetery of the Anglican Church,
for which he laid the foundation stone in 1851.
Thanks Chris and Eric...very interesting.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment.. Eric should get the credit... he sent it on to me...
DeleteTo add to the story.. a comment from Gerald Lally... Posted here with his permission...
ReplyDelete"Great to see this article. I live and farm here in the picturesque Clare Valley, South Australia. My ggg grandmother Bridget Naulty (nee O'Neill) arrived here with her children in 1846 from Glendalough, Co Wicklow. Her son-in-law, Patrick Butler and his wife Sarah (nee Naulty) arrived in 1839 and worked for Edward (Paddy) Gleeson.
the Butler's were shepherds for Gleeson until they were able to purchase their own land just on the outskirts of Clare, in a small area called Armagh. The Naulty's remained in the area owning their own land or worked on various larger properties. The first vineyards weren't planted in the valley until 1851, by the Austrian Jesuits, who arrived here in Australia in 1848."
If you have anything to add to the story, please do so in comments. Thank you.
Hi Chris - Article is online here: http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/abroad/edward-paddy-gleeson-king-of-clare-and-master-of-australian-wine-1.3074609
ReplyDeleteThanks, Craig, I didn't have the time to look it up last night...
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