Mick:
I found a graveyard transcription for Major Bloomfield and his wife who both died in 1901. They were buried in Killeshin which is a small village in Laois (formerly Queens) county on the border with Co. Carlow. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Killeshin I looked up Thornville House and found that it is in Knockarda townland in Urglin civil parish in Co. Carlow. I would focus my Ryan research efforts to that parish on the border with Co. Laois.
Roger McDonnell
Major and Mrs Bloomfield died 1901.
> Feb. 1901. Died , Mrs Ellen Bloomfield, wife of Major G. Bloomfield,
> Thornville, Palatine, Carlow. Buried in Killeshin.
> Feb.1901. Died, Major Godfrey Colpoys Bloomfield, an Indian officer, who
> died at his residence, Thornville, Palintine on 25 Feb. aged 75 years. He
> entered the army at the age of 16 years and at once proceeded to India,
> where he had a distinguished military career, having served through many
> engagements. He was honourably mentioned in dispatches and rendered
> important service by raising a native regiment during the Mutiny
> 1857-1858.
> It was the first native regiment that ever lived in barracks. The
> regiment,
> the 31st Punjab Native Infantry, is still known as "Bloomfield's Sikhs".
> The
> funeral took place on Thursday , his remains were carried to the entrance
> gates of his residence and burial took place in Killeshin. The chief
> mourner
> was Mr Edward S. Maffet (son-in-law).
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