Brian Condon: Diary of John Thomas Hynes, 1843-1868
Monday 8 July 1844. Arrived this evening in Carlisle Bay, Barbados.
Tuesday 9 July 1844. Left at noon for Demerara.
Wednesday 10 July 1844. At Tobago.
Friday 12 July 1844. Arrived early in the morning in the river Demerara. Went straight to the house hired for us on the Brick Dam. Mr. Schade and Capt. Taggart dine with us.
Saturday 13 July 1844. Sent message through Mr. T. Burke to Dr Clancy to surrender the church - received a flat refusal.
Sunday 14 July 1844. Celebrated Mass on the ground floor of my house.
Dined with Mrs Goodman.
Thursday 18 July 1844. A meeting of Catholics to consider what is best to be done in the present crisis.
Saturday 20 July 1844. Wrote by mail to Dr Cullen, J. Ryan, Mr. Troy and A. O'Connell. Sent newspapers containing report of meeting to Rome, Paris and various parts of Ireland.
Sunday 21 July 1844. Had Mass in the old Court House - celebrant Revd Mr. Cullen - preacher Revd Mr. MacDonnell of Berbice. In the evening after Vespers Revd Abbé Coste preached to a respectable congregation.
Tuesday 23 July 1844. Paid 7 dollars for washing as per acct.
Sunday 28 July 1844. Preached in the old Court House.
Tuesday 30 July 1844. Left for Berbice accompanied by the two deacons Knaresboro' and Kelly.
Arrived same night.