Charles Jennings is on record as giving a to number of
charitable donations He gave £1.1.0 to dispensary and fever hospital in 1827.
Subscription List,
Newry Workhouse and Mendicity Institution, 1834. Monaghan Street: Dennis
Caulfield and Co. 10 pounds, D.C. Brady M.P. 5 pounds, Henry Murdoch I Os,
James M'Clenahan 5 pounds, Charles Jennings 3 pounds.
List of Subscribers to
Workhouse in 1835. Monaghan Street:
Henry Murdoch 10s, James M'Clenahan 3 pounds, Charles Jennings 3 pounds,
Constantine Maguire 10 pounds, Mathew Darey 5 pounds, James Anderson 1 pound.
He was also involved in helping those in need in more
practical ways.
Charles
Jennings was very actively involved with the Catholic Church.
We, the Undersigned,
request a MEETING of the CATHOLIC INHABITANTS of the PARISH of NEWRY, at the
NEWRY CATHOLIC POOR SCHOOL, on SUNDAY the 13th day of January, 1828, at the hour of TWO o'clock, for the purpose
of petitioning the Legislature for the ENTIRE and UNCONDITIONAL restoration of
our unjustly withheld rights; and of adopting such other proper measures, with
reference to this subject, as may appear necessary to said meeting.Newry, 8th
January, 1828.
Denis Maguire,
Constantine Maguire, John Caraher, Patrick m'Parlan, Mark Devlin, Charles
Jennings,P,C.Byrne.[1]
John Caraher, mentioned above, was one of the executors in
Daniel Jennings' will. He married one of
Andrew Jennings' daughters.
Catholic Association.
New Catholic Rent :
Charles Jennings 1 pound.
Francis Jennings 1 pound.
Andrew Jennings 1
pound.[2]
In 1839 there appeared in the Newry Telegraph[3] a
biased article describing the arrival of Daniel O’Connell in Newry. He received
a warm and enthusiastic reception, or as the Newry Telegraph put it ‘O ye gods and little fishes! What an
exhibition of themselves they did make! What a reception they did give their
burly idol!’
The full and detailed description of the procession through
Newry to the Quays is well worth reading if only to capture the atmosphere of
the occasion. Charles Jennings provided the premises on Merchant’s Quay where
the dinner was held. The Newry Telegraph describes the dinner [or lack of] in
great detail.
The following day Daniel O’ Connell left Newry at 7 o’clock.
The Newry Telegraph still had nothing good to say about his visit. ‘Mr Andrew Jennings, mounted on his grey
poney, rode in solitary dignity beside the carriage, which soon reached the Dublin road and passed
onwards. We have time only to wish Mr. Daniel O’Connell much joy of his
agitating tour to the North - his first and his last. It has been and ever will
be the “black North” to him and his designs.’
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