William SLY

[gmlagrutta]

Hi adcor and Gloria Jean,
I did not realize that you had already replied Gloria Jean (sorry). I had found a post from 2011 and hoped that you would still be active Adcor. I also have info on Sly family. Do either of you use Ancestry?
Regards
Gill

[adcor]

Hi Gill,

Yes, I did get a message and I thought it was an old one I had... You have given me your email address so I will contact you before the end of this week.....Have you had your DNA done through ancestry...well worth it...will fill you in on the email....I am in Qld... if you see an email from djlaned it is from me. 

Been in touch soon

Regards

Debbie

[Purcell-Geoghegan-Snoddy]

Hi, William Sly descendents.
I spent some time researching the Wexford and Carlow Sly (sometimes spelled Syle) families for a Sly currently living in Carlow. I was born in County Carlow, County Wexford adjoins Carlow.
Search Google enter Lucinda Sly Carlow hanged in Carlow for murdering her husband. A priest spent time/attended Lucinda before her execution and wrote an account. To answer one question posted the Sly's were a Protestant family and yes William is recorded as being in the yoemanry militia.  I screengrabbed the record from digitised original Bagenalstown, Carlow troop for 1798. One of the Carlow Sly's was accused of killing a Catholic priest in 1835 - the trial was well documented - see The death of Fr John Walsh at Kilgraney by Maura Cronin. To view the Yeomanry record search for Carlow Yeomany in the Virtual Records Treasury of Ireland. Provided the Carlow Sly contact all details of my research.
James M A Purcell (aka Tony).

[Wexflyer]

I see no listing for any Sly memorial in Ferns Old (Cathedral) graveyard.

There is no listing for any Sly in the civil parishes of Clone, Ferns and Kilbride in 1776. That also includes Ballycarney.

[Purcell-Geoghegan-Snoddy]

Sly Edward, of Blackstoop, Farmer, murdered at Enniscorthy, 28th May 1798, Parish of Enniscorthy

Sly, William, all of St. Mary’s and all murdered on Vinegar Hill*.

Slye, Edward, Shop-Keeper, murdered at Enniscorthy, 28th May 1798, of St. Mary’s Parish.

[Purcell-Geoghegan-Snoddy]

Apologies forgot to include source.

Persons Who Died in 1798, &c: Part 2
Brian J. Cantwell

The Past: The Organ of the Uí Cinsealaigh Historical Society
No. 18 (1992), pp. 45-53

[Purcell-Geoghegan-Snoddy]

It is possible that post 1798 Wexford Sly's moved across the border to Carlow. Walter Sly and his brother (Archibald if my memory serves) lived near where present day Sly's live in Carlow. One of the brothers  also had a connection with old Leighlin. There is a record of a William Sly in the Yeomany Returns detailing his pay and his signature for said payment. "The government paid the Yeomanry for their service. In 1798, about 50,000 members of the Yeomanry fought alongside the British Militia. Their ranks included a mix of Church of Ireland members, Catholics, and Presbyterians." In the Carlow Returns the commanding officers of the individual troops for different locations in the County were mostly well known Protestant landowners see https://www.igp-web.com/Carlow/1798_and_Carlow_08.htm
The Yeomany Returns shows a significant number of Irish surnames, at one stage Catholics were originally excluded from the Yeomany I cannot remember the year but at some time before 1798 it was agreed that trustworthy Catholics could join.

[Wexflyer]

There is no listing for any Sly in the civil parishes of Clone, Ferns and Kilbride in 1776. That also includes Ballycarney.

Silly me. There is!
"Moneegier", Civil parish of Clone, 1776
John Sly 30-40
Mary 30-40
Ruth 10-20
Edward 10-20
Richard 10-20
Thomas 0-10
Mary 0-10
John 0-10
George 0-10

[Wexflyer]

There are a number of Sly entries in the Ferns ML index, including:
Mary Rawsome and Edward Sly 1747
May be of interest because of the nearby Rawsome family - see current thread on that family.
Note that this ML is only indexed under Rawsome, not under Sly - an omission by the indexer.