RootsChat.Com

That's good Dargle though is an unusual name, I see checking that originally it's thought to have been a glen or valley near Bray in Wicklow, which name transferred to the river and perhaps to derive from the Irish word 'dearg'. Thought in this case to relate to reddish coloured rock.

So maybe your g grandfather was a red head or maybe it wasn't Dargle but Gargle, if he was fond of a drop 

Lough na Saggart helps - here's a Google map link

The small lake surrounded by scrub - Priest's Lake would be the meaning. Maybe mass was said near here in Penal times - just a guess. This is on the border of Meath & Westmeath and near Collinstown/ Fore etc. There was a corn mill on the river flowing from this, below Brogan's Bridge, though as gradient is not great, can't have been much a flow. You can see it on the www.osi.ie mapviewer - look at the 25inch or 6inch historic mapping. It appears to be gone now though you might find ruins of the building or remains of the mill race if you looked on the ground.

Whilst one couldn't be certain, it's pretty likely this was the Strillstown Mill referred to as the catchment area of this drainage is small enough. It seems to be in the townland of Glenidan bordering Brownstown. My guess is that Strillstown is/ was a local townland names - a part of Glenidan. It's quite common to find these 'sub townland' names in Ireland and they are often still known locally if you find people who have grown up in that district. Indeed, they are often still considered townlands but not recognised or known officially - the OS often ignored smaller divisions back in the 1840s when townlands were formalised. If I were you, I'd go there and ask about Strillstown and people who lived there. You could well be pleasantly surprised.

  Map 2

The site of the mill - might be something in the trees here, ruin of kiln maybe

Moderator Note : Links 'shrunk'

I don't know - I guess it hinges on whether it's the same Jacob Miller. I know it was common back in the 1800s for people to be a little uncertain of their ages, particularly as they got older. Your Jacob Miller does indicate age 24 when emigrating in 1842. I see that Sarah has age 20 written on form, then crossed off and 19 inserted. You'd think that Jacob might know if he was 24 or 28 but maybe not? Or perhaps there was good reason to underestimate a little?

Here's an outline of reply re George Pepper, Clone, Wexford:

"I do have a record for this George I think ! from parish reg in R.C.B Clone/Ferns
1818 29th March Thomas born to George and Mary Piper nee James
1825 Feb 13th or 23rd Edward Piper Son of George and Mary Piper Nee James
The name was Piper in reg 1776 to 1815 then some of the family's became Pepper  but some held on to Piper for longer by 1830 they were all Pepper and Griffith valuations has it Peppard 1850s"

There's more info - but does this make any sense to you? Would Edward Piper born Feb 1825 fit any of your records of George's family?

I know a little about Peppers in Wexford and would have a contact who has investigated them quite extensively. Have you any more info., than above? I'm curious about the death cert as I've seen 1860s Australian death records and they seem to have quite a lot of info. on them - much more than Irish death certs., at any rate? Have you a copy of his death cert? If you clarify this, I'll pass on and see what comes up.

I do know of another Pepper who went to Australia - Fanny (Frances) Pepper who married Edward Rynehart in 1852 at Clone Wexford. Fanny was born abt 1831 to Edward Pepper. They subsequently emigrated to New South Wales I think and had family there.