Family legend as told by Margaret Murphy Blake has it that he was a carpenter in England. He was told to build a scaffold for the death of a man whom he thought was innocent, so he refused to build the scaffold and fled to Ireland. His wife was a concert singer and met her husband in England on tour. She was a beautiful woman. Ron Mostyn also knew of this. From somewhere in south of England.

Family originally came from Galway, not England, according to Nano Blake. She also said the Blakes owned several stores and property in Ennistymon. Not sure which generation of Blakes she means.

1848:
http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/e...utes_book4_part4.htm
Ennistymon Union Minute Books
Book No. 4 
Meetings held from 7th January 1848 - 4th February 1848
Meeting held on the 4th day of February 1848.
Resolved
- that we accept the tender of Peter Blake for making barrows at the following prices viz.
wheel barrows each at 11-
hand barrows without boras each 4-
hand barrows with boras each 7-

http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/e...utes_book5_part5.htm
Ennistymon Union Minute Books
Book No. 5 
Meetings held from 21st July 1848 - 11th August 1848
Meeting held on 11th August 1848.
Establishment Account
Paid to Peter Blake for ass cart and measuring box for stones - £5

http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/e...utes_book6_part4.htm
Ennistymon Union Minute Books
Book No. 6 
Meetings held from 9th/10th January 1849 - 6th/7th/8th February 1849
Meeting held on 6th, 7th and 8th days of February, l849.
Establishment Account
Paid to Peter Blake for Peter Blake, repairs - 8£ 17s 9d

http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/history/e...utes_book7_part4.htm
Ennistymon Union Minute Books
Book No. 7 
Meetings held from 10th October 1849 - 31st October 1849
Meeting held on the 31st. of October, 1849
Establishment Account
Paid to Peter Blake for repairs - 4£ 2s 4d

1855 - In Griffiths he is shown as leasing a house and office (shed) at Newtown St, Ennistymon, total value £5 from Capt Francis McNamara.

1869 - He died on 8 Jan at Main St, Ennistymon, under the name Peter, married, age 55, a cart maker, died from chronic bronchitis for 10 years, informant was Mary Blake, present at death.

Ennistymon Suppliers to the Workhouse
Peter Blake, Carpenter, address: Marketplace

Ennistymon Union Minute Books
Book No. 5 
Meetings held from 24th March 1848 - 21st April 1848
Meeting held on 14th April 1848. 
Establishment Account
Paid to Peter Blake for wheel and hand barrow - 8£ 5s 0d

Ennistymon Union Minute Books
Book No. 5 
Meetings held from 28th April 1848 - 26th May 1848
Meeting held on 19th May 1848. 
Establishment Account
Paid to Peter Blake for workhouses and watering for Lahinch - 13£ 7s 0d

Ennistymon Union Minute Books
Book No. 6 
Meetings held from 5th/6th June 1849 - 28th June 1849
Meeting held on 12th and 13th days of June, 1849. 
Establishment Account
Paid to Peter Blake for stretchers - 7£ 16s 0d

Griffiths valuation 1855
Blake, Peter, townland, Ennistimon, town Ennistimon town, street Newtown St, parish Kilmanaheen
union Ennistimon