Norwalk Reporter and Huron Advertiser; November 29, 1828

MARRIAGE EXTRAORDINARY
      On Sunday evening at Inch Bridge, County Clare, the widow of Kelly,
just turned of her 94th year, to a hearty, rattling young fellow, named
M'Namara, aged 24! Majority in favour of the lady, 70!! A little property
was the main inducement to the young man's matrimonial adventure, and he
has, we understand, been a good deal disappointed.-- Dublin Evening Post.

The Times; London, Middlesex, England; June 24, 1830

      Proverbially quick-minded is the Irish peasant. To sustain this
reputation, an instance was given of self-possession and contrivance in
difficulty by a man named Daveen, in the west of the county Clare on Tuesday
last. The police called at an early hour in the morning, at the house of a
person named Gorman, against whom they had a warrant. Gorman, aware of the
object of their visit, ran stark naked out of the back door. A pursuit
followed, the fugitive flying over field, ditch, and dike, until nearly run
down, he reached a hamlet, into one of the houses of which, occupied by
Daveen, he entered quite exhausted. Daveen, who was in bed, having learned
as instantly as short and rapid sentences could tell, the danger of his
friend, said he would "run a start" for him, and accordingly sprang out of
the door as unincumbered as "when on this world's road he entered." The
police, not aware they were hunting new game, were soon outstripped. But
their being led on released Gorman, who returned in safety to what, we are
talking of an Irish peasant's habitation, we may correctly call his
"earthing." - Clare Sentinel.

The Times; London, Middlesex, England; July 31, 1830

      A family composed of nine individuals of the name of Wall living in the
vicinity of Shanagolden, county Limerick, were reduced to a state bordering
on starvation, previous to the late exertions made in that quarter to
alleviate the existing distress of the poor. The two elder boys, who had not
tasted a morsel of food the entire previous day, were employed in trenching
potatoes, until about noon, when they entered their miserable cabin at the
accustomed hour of meals, in the anxious expectation that their mother had
procured some subsistence to enable them to prosecute their work. Being
disappointed, they wept aloud, exclaiming, "We can stand no longer," and
sank down quite exhausted. The unfortunate mother could only reply with
sighs and moans, when the boys beholding their parent's grief, became her
comforter in their turn. "Mother," said they," have patience, we will rest
awhile - our strength will soon return. God will help us, have patience."
After a short respite from labour, they returned to the garden, and resumed
their spades, when at the very first effort, a valuable gold coin of the
reign of George II turned up before the delighted eyes of the youths, who
ran back overwhelmed with joy, and exclaiming "God has sent us relief." This
singular interposition of Providence made the most lively impression on the
entire neighbourhood. The gold coin is now in the possession of the Very
Rev. Dean Macnamara, who made on the next day (being Sunday) a powerful use
of this affecting and singular incident to tranquillize the highly-excited
feelings of the half-starved and perishing multitude. We have been assured
by a gentleman who had the happiness of being one of the worthy Divine's
bearers on the occasion in question, that he never witnessed such an effect
as followed the introduction of this incident in the body of his discourse,
and related in language the most simple, pious and unaffected. The whole
congregation were affected to tears, and burst into a loud exclamation of
thanksgiving to the Almighty Giver of every good and perfect gift, for this
singular interposition of his Providence.-- Limerick Evening Post.

      On Tuesday last, the house of a man named O'Donnel, near Do?len, county
Clare, was entered by an armed party, who called for Bridget Macnamara, who
had taken up her abode there  for the night, and after severely beating her,
tendered to her an oath not to father a child, which she then carried, upon
a man named Pat Doherty. This oath she having refused to take, Doherty
discharged the contents of a gun at her. Mr. Townsend, chief constable,
hearing of the outrage, proceeded instantly with his party to the spot, and
arrested Doherty and two others of the party, who were fully identified by
the woman. Archdeacon Whitty attended, and swore Bridget Macnamara to her
information. The poor woman has since died from premature labour, brought on
by the outrage.

Elyria Democrat; Elyria, Ohio; December 1, 1887

      Dennis McNamara, a shopkeeper at Ennis, Ireland, has been sentenced to
twenty weeks' imprisonment for selling copies of United Ireland, William
O'Brien's paper, the selling of which has been proclaimed. This is the first
instance in which a person has been prosecuted for selling papers.

The Daily Northwestern; Oshkosh, Wisconsin; January 9, 1891

Murdered by Irish Leaguers
      LONDON, Jan 9. - The Irish police claim that they are in possession of
facts tracing the murder of Bridget Flanagan, in County Claire, last
October, to certain organizers of the league in that county. The young woman
was shot dead while in bed by parties who probably mistook the sleeping for
for that of her father, who occupied an evicted tenant's farm.

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BALLINA CHRONICLE
Ballina, Mayo, Ireland
Wednesday, April 17, 1850

MEETING OF GUARDIANS
      Ballina Union. - The usual weekly meeting of the Guardians of this
Union was held in the Boardroom on Saturday, Edward Howley, Esq., in the
chair. The other Guardians present were, Mr. Pratt, Mr. Paget, Mr. Symes,
Mr. Malley, Capt. Atkinson, Mr. M'Culloch, Mr Joynt, Captain J. Knox, Mr. G.
Orme, Mr. E. Orme, Mr. J. Jackson, Mr. Gardiner, Mr. A. Knox, Mr. Wills and
Mr. Cunningham, &c. Capt. Hamilton, Inspector, was present.
      A letter from the Commissioners was read in which they declared their
intentions to issue their order for a supplemental election for Guardians
for the Ardnaree South and Fortland Electoral Divisions.
      Mr. Quigly, one of the Guardians, brought into the Board Room two
jackets and two waistcoats, the property of the Union, which he had taken
off a pauper who had absconded from the workhouse.
      A pauper, who stated that he had worked as a labourer for about four
years in the Sallymount division, and having partly lost his sight, begged
in that neighbourhood during the three or four following years, applied for
admission into the house. - Mr. Paget objected to his being placed on the
Sallymount division and insisted upon taking the sense of the Board on the
subject, when it was decided by a majority of 10 to 9 that he should be
charged to the union at large.
      Another pauper who was born in the Ardagh division but lived as a
servant in the Ballina division for two or three years was placed upon the
latter.
      Mr. Beaty objected to another pauper and his family being placed on the
union at large who were born in the division of Ardagh but had been
strolling about during the last four years. The sense of the meeting was
taken when there appeared to be a majority of four in favour of charging
them on the Ardagh division.
      There were 80 paupers admitted.
      The following letter from the Commissioners was read on the previous
day of meeting but its consideration was postponed for a fuller board:-
                                 "Poor Law Commission Office,
                                  Dublin, 3d April, 1850,
      "SIR - The Commissioners for administering the Laws for Relief of the
Poor in Ireland have had before them answers to the usual queries respecting
Mr. Henry Joynt, who has been appointed Valuator to the Ballina Union, form
which it appears that Mr. Joynt is Surveyor and Clerk to the properties of
Colonel Knox Gore and the Earl of Arran in the Union, and I am directed to
state that before sanctioning the proposed appointment the Commissioners
think it right to inquire whether the Board of Guardians have duly
considered how far the circumstances referred to may operate in diminishing
the confidence which it is important that all classes of ratepayer should
feel in the impartiality of a person entrusted to the duty of valuing the
property of the Union.
                              "By order of the Comjmissioners,
                                     "W. STANLEY, Secretary.
        "To the Clerk of the Guardians of the Ballina Union."
      Mr. Malley considered that it would be time enough to make objections
when the valuation was made as there would then be an opportunity for doing
so, as the books would be open for inspection, and moreover, the valuator
would be obliged at his own expense to defend appeals.
      Mr. Cunningham wished to disclaim having made any statement to the
Commissioners about Mr. Joynt, as was reported of him. The letter of the
Commissioners, he said, was of itself evidence that he did not do so.
      The Board appeared to be unanimous in their opinion of Mr. Joynt's
integrity, and passed the following resolution:-
      "In reference to the Commissioners letter with regard to the
appointment of Mr. Henry Joynt, as valuator of the union, it was unanimously
agreed to by a full Board of Guardians, in reply to the Commissioners
remarks, that he does possess the full confidence of the Board, and as such
we request the immediate sanction of his appointment."
      Catherine Boland, one of the inmates of the Workhouse, appeared before
the Board in reference to a change in her religious denomination. [ This
woman was before the Board at a late hour on the last board day, and
expressed a wish to have her registry changed from Protestant to that of
Roman Catholic, but any decision on  the Subject was postponed to next
meeting, when there would be more guardians present.] She stated that she
was born and bred a Roman Catholic. She was two years in the workhouse,
during which time her name, according to her own wish, was entered as a
Protestant. The Sunday before last she went to mass, but on the last Sunday
went, as she said to church, and after coming from it was called a "turn
coat" by Betty Sweeney and other paupers. She now would remain a Protestant.
She told Colonel Gore on the last day of meeting that she would become a
Catholic again, but she now wished to be a Protestant.- She had nothing to
say against the master or mistress or any of the other officers; Mrs. Hart,
the mistress, sent for her to go to church, and neither she nor any of the
officers had ever called her a turn coat or wished her to go to mass.
      Mr. Pratt remarked that he felt called upon to say that the statement
of this woman was highly creditable to the officers  of the house.
      The Master reported that he had Betty Sweeney reported for punishment.


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January 17, 1760
The Pennsylvania Gazette

Notice is hereby given, that if Joseph Martin, who left Bally
Martin, in the County of Down, near Killiney, in Ireland, on
the 10th of July, 1750, and took his Passage from Lairn for
New York, is still alive, and will come to the New Printing
Office, in Market street, Philadelphia, he will hear of
something to his Advantage.

N.B. Said Joseph Martin kept School some time in the
Jerseys.
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July 24, 1760
The Pennsylvania Gazette

WHEREAS one Hugh Alexander, and his Wife Elizabeth, with three
Children, named Martha, Mary and William, left Ireland, from
the County of Tarone, and Town of Balamana, within 1 Mile of
Cookes Town, about 21 Years ago. If all, or any of them, be
alive, and will apply to Mr. William Carson, Peruke maker, in
Front street, Philadelphia, may hear of something to their
Advantages.

N.B. Also one Mr. Toranes Moress, who came over with the
said Hugh Alexander, and is lame, if he will also apply to the
abovesaid Mr. Carson, may hear of something to his Advantage.
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November 13, 1760
The Pennsylvania Gazette

NOTICE is hereby given, that if a certain Richard Kelly, Son
to Mr. John Kelly, Merchant, in Galway, in Ireland, be living,
who came to America in the Year 1750, and has formerly taught
School near Mr. Robert McMullin, in Darby Township, by
repairing to the Printers hereof next Saturday, or any other
Saturday till the first of next April, and, by certain Marks,
proving himself to be the same, may hear of something greatly
to his Advantage.

N.B. The Reason why on Saturday, and no other Day in the
Week, is because the Person who can give proper Intelligence,
as he lives in the Country, cannot with Convenience attend on
other Days. If said Kelly is in Being, he is required to leave
a Memorandum at the New Printing Office.

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July 16, 1761
The Pennsylvania Gazette

WHEREAS a certain THOMAS BELL, from the North of Ireland, has
by a Letter, dated October 1760, informed his Father John
Bell, of his having been a cruising in several of the
Privateers belonging to New York, and also of his Success in
the same, and desired him to send his Brother William to this
Country, on whose Arrival he was to apply to Mr. Beard in
Water street, three Doors above Walnut street, Philadelphia,
or write to him at Mr. James Smithin Milford Township; all
which the aforesaid William Bell has performed; but the said
Beard and Smith are said to have left the Places they then
occupied: For which Reason the said William Bell takes this
Method to inform his said Brother, that he may hear of him, by
applying to Mr. Redmond Conyngham, Merchant in Market street,
Philadelphia, or to Mr. John Crawford, in Warrington Township,
Bucks County.

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July 7, 1763
The Pennsylvania Gazette

IF FRANCIS GALLAGHER, from Letterkenny, in Ireland, who landed
at New York last October, will apply to William Gallagher, in
second street, Philadelphia, by Letters, or in Person, he will
hear of something greatly to his Advantage.

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August 18, 1763
The Pennsylvania Gazette

IF ROBERT STEVENSON, Son of JOHN STEVENSON, in the Townland of
Cotton, Parish of Bangor, and County of Down, in Ireland, is
living, and will apply to DAVID HALL, Printer in Philadelphia,
or JAMES McCARTNEY, in New York, he will hear of something
greatly to his Advantage.

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December 8, 1763
The Pennsylvania Gazette

Whereas Thomas Hamilton came from Nickmany, in the County of
Tyrone, in Ireland, about Thirty Years ago; these are to
acquaint said Hamilton, if living, or any of his Family, that
David Cockran; a SisterSon of his, came to Philadelphia
about a Year ago, but can get no Intelligence of said
Hamilton. If any Person will send a Letter to Mr. Patrick
Anderson, in Charlestown, Chester County, Pennsylvania, for
the Subscriber, acquainting where said Hamilton, or any of his
Family are, they shall be thankfully rewarded, by DAVID
COCKRAN.

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February 23, 1764
The Pennsylvania Gazette

NOTICE is hereby given That there was a certain young Man,
called Alexander Wilson, came from the County of Mannaughan,
in Ireland, in the Year 1763, upon Redemption, with a certain
Man, of the Name of Wilson, who said he knew the said young
Man Father, who lives in Bert Township, in Lancaster County,
and said Master did promise to deliver said young Man unto his
Father Thomas Wilson, living in the above mentioned Place; but
as the Father cannot hear of him, he supposes he is sold to
some other Person, therefore if any Person can or will give
Notice of the said young Man to his Father Thomas Wilson, or
to Andrew Work, Esq; or James Marshall, shall be handsomely
rewarded by either of the three Men.
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May 24, 1764
The Pennsylvania Gazette

THIS is to inform ALEXANDER HAWTHORN, who came from about
Merow, in the County of Derry, in Ireland, that he has Goods
sent him from his Friends, which are now in the Hands of
William Applebee, on the North West Side of the Dock, near the
Stone Bridge, in Second street; where if the said Hawthorn
will apply, he may receive the Goods, on proving his Property,
and paying the Expences.
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February 14, 1765
The Pennsylvania Gazette

Baltimore Town, Maryland, February 4, 1765.
MICHAEL LITTLE, and his Wife and Daughter, who lately came
from Belfast, in Ireland, with Mr. Ore, Merchant, and thought
to have left Philadelphia the 16th of November last, are
hereby desired to acquaint the Subscriber where they are, as
he now lives in Baltimore Town, by directing to the Care of
Christopher Curtis, Cooper. If any one would inform the
Subscriber where the above Persons are, he will be much
obliged to them.

ANDREW COSGRAVE.
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June 13, 1765
The Pennsylvania Gazette

IF SAMUEL HUNTER, Son of WILLIAM HUNTER, of Strabane, and
County of Tyrone, in Ireland, is alive, and will call at the
London Coffee house, in Philadelphia, he will receive a
Letter, and hear of something considerable to his Advantage.

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September 26, 1765
The Pennsylvania Gazette

This is to give Notice to Peter Wiley, who left Balymenough,
in this County of Antrim, in Ireland, and has been in this
Country two Years, that his Wife, and John McIlroy and his
Wife, are come in, and have brought the Power of Attorney he
wrote for. They are now living in West Nottingham, Chester
County, within two Miles of the Rev. Mr. John Beald Meeting
house.
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October 17, 1765
The Pennsylvania Gazette

THESE are to acquaint David Young (Son of Edward Young of
Auhagalian, near Omack, in the County of Tyrone, in Ireland,
who came to Philadelphia in the Brig Dolphin, Captain Brown,
about the latter End of August, or Beginning of September
last, that if he will apply to JOSEPH JACOBS, in Market
street, Philadelphia, he may hear of something to his
Advantage. Any Person who can give any Intelligence of the
said David Young is desired to inform the said Jacobs, which
will be gratefully acknowledged.

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January 16, 1766
The Pennsylvania Gazette

Quebec, August 1, 1765.
IF HORACE BRATTAN, or BRITTAN, Son of GEORGE BRATTAN, of Tullybroom, in the
County of Tyrone, in the Kingdom of Ireland, Gentleman, deceased, who left
Ireland about 30 Years ago, and came to Philadelphia, or any of his
Children, be living: And also if William McBride, who left Ireland about 10
Years ago, and came to Philadelphia, be living, or any of his Children, they
will hear of something to their Advantage, by informing KENELON CHANDLER,
and JOHN McCORD, of the City of Quebec, Executors of the last Will and
Testament of Robert Britain, Esq; deceased, or either of them, by Letter, of
their Names, Ages, and Places of Abode, and sending proper Certificates
thereof to them. Mr. SAMUEL PURVIANCE jun. of the City of Philadelphia,
Merchant, will in the mean Time give them Directions how to act.
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February 6, 1766
The Pennsylvania Gazette

WHEREAS James Ross, a single Man, of the County of Derry, in the Kingdom of
Ireland, came to Pennsylvania about four Years ago, and served his Time with
one Mr. Speers, near St. George, in Maryland, and I the Subscriber, his
Brother, have since come to his Country, and cannot hear where he is, if he
be living, by applying to me, may hear of something to his Advantage, living
with Hugh Quin, near the Sign of the Sheaf of Wheat, in Blockley Township,
in Philadelphia County. WILLIAM PATTAN.
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March 20, 1766
The Pennsylvania Gazette

Mr. JAMES RAMSEY, WHO came from the County of Armagh, in the North of
Ireland, to this Country, Ten or Twelve Years since, and settled at Little
Britain, in Lancaster county, Pennsylvania, where he usually had his Letters
directed to the Care of Samuel Scott, Esq; a Magistrate for said County,
from which Place the said Ramsey removed to some Part of the Jerseys about a
Year ago; will hear of something much to his Advantage by applying
personally to Mr. William Gilliland, Merchant in New York; the sooner he
applies, the better for him. New York, Jan. 7th 1766.

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August 28, 1766
The Pennsylvania Gazette

IF Elizabeth Murphey (the Daughter of Edward Murphey, of Arklow, in the
County of Wicklow, in Ireland) who came to America, several Years ago, and
lived in Lancaster, in Pennsylvania, but is said now to live in or near
Philadelphia, will call at Mr. Steuart Printing Office in Philadelphia, she
will receive a Letter form her Brother Daniel Murphey, of Wilmington, on
Cape Fear, North Carolina; that will give her Satisfaction. She is desired
to leave an Answer at said Office, directed to the Care of

A. STEUART, Printer in Wilmington.

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January 29, 1767
The Pennsylvania Gazette

IF JUDY, otherwise Susanna Cadden Daughter of Charles Cadden, of Clougher,
in the County of Tyrone, and Province of Ulster, in Ireland, who came to
Philadelphia about 16 Years ago, with one Robert Wallace, be alive, she is
desired to write to her Brother Philip Cadden, Corporal in Captain Butler
Company in Halifax; and to Daniel O'Murphey living on Maquire Bridge, near
Lisnasgay, in Fermanaugh County, Ireland. And if said Judy is dead, and said
Robert Wallace knows where and when she died, whether married or not, and in
what Circumstances, he is requested to transmit an Account thereof to the
abovementioned Persons, which will be esteemed a particular Favour.


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BALLINA CHRONICLE
Ballina, Mayo, Ireland
Wednesday, April 17, 1850


EXECUTION OF THE TWO BROTHERS GAVIN
      On Saturday we stated that a memorial had been forwarded to the Lord
Lieutenant on behalf of Matthew and Wm. Gavin, under rule of execution in
the County gaol, for the murder of John Ryan, at Cappamore, praying his
Excellency to commute the capital punishment to transportation for life. To
that application an answer was received on Sunday from Dublin Castle,
stating - "His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant sees no grounds for
interfering with the execution of the sentence of the law, in the case of
William and Matthew Gavin."
      The Governor of the gaol received another communication from Dublin
Castle yesterday morning stating that the Lord Lieutenant has had the case
of the Gavin's again brought before him, and sees nothing to make him change
his former decision, and that the law is to take its course.
      The final letter sealed the doom of the wretched young men, and in
pursuance of the sentence pronounced by Serjeant Stock at last assizes, the
ill fated brothers were executed this day at 3 o'clock in front of the
county gaol. The scene was affecting as they embraced and bid a last
farewell to each other in this world, with an earnest prayer to God that
they may be united in the next. They made no public declaration on the
scaffold. They were attended by Rev. William Bourke, R.C. Chaplain of the
prison, Rev. Messrs. Bunton and Quinlan. The city police, under
Sub-Inspector Williams, were on duty in front of the prison.
      The wretched young men, previous to execution, declared in their cell,
to the Rev. Wm. Bourke, that destitution, consequent upon acts of oppression
and cruelty towards their brother by John Ryan, for whose murder they were
condemned to death, urged them to do the commission of the deed, which was
the result of sudden anger and not premeditated, on an occasion when they
accidentally met the deceased on their way home.
      A concourse of spectators, amounting to some thousands, mostly females,
attended to witness the spectacle and though horrifying the scene, the
"light fingered" community were busily engaged. Two women had their pockets
cut off, while several of the male sex were relieved of their pocket
handkerchiefs! The only surviving brother of the Gavins mingled in the crowd
and witnessed the execution. Matthew died in agony - William ceased to exist
after one convulsive struggle.
      The bodies having suspended for an hour were lowered from the gallows,
and removed for burial within the precincts of the gaol.
      Ages of the two culprits - Matthew Gavin, 19 years, William Gavin 17
years.--Limerick Chronicle.

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BALLINA CHRONICLE
Ballina, Mayo, Ireland
Wednesday, April 17, 1850

     HORRIBLE MURDER OF AN INFANT - Thos. Denny, 32, was tried at Kingstown
on Tuesday, for having murdered an infant by sticking an awl into its neck.
The prisoner had been a shoemaker but was at the time of the occurrence a
farm labourer. He had a son by a deceased wife. He cohabited with a young
woman named Ferrant, with whom and his son he lived in a loft. On the 16th
of August last the girl Farrant was delivered of a child. The prisoner took
it from her and stuck an awl into its throat, which caused its death shortly
afterwards. The prisoner was found guilty, and sentenced to be hanged.

      There are only four persons receiving outdoor relief in Sligo union.

      PAUPER INSUBORDINATION - On Monday morning the female paupers at our
workhouse broke out into open rebellion against the authority of the
officers, and refused to eat the stirabout supplied for breakfast, alleging
that it was too thin for human food. The assistance of the police was called
in, and the constables acting under the personal direction of the Mayor
quelled the riot, which, however, did not proceed at any time beyond shouts
and threats. Six women were arrested, and committed as examples to the
others, to city jail for three days, with hard labour. The make portion of
the inmates took their breakfast without evincing any sympathy in the
insurrectionary spirit of the women, but one of the men was expelled by the
board in consequence of its having been discovered that he had joined in the
conspiracy, and had issued orders to contractors not to supply the milk
which was required to be used with the stirabout in the house.-- Kilkenny
Moderator.

      SHOCKING OCCURRENCE - A MAN SHOT BY A CARETAKER. - On Monday morning an
unfortunate man, named Hendricksen, met his death at Sandford's Court, near
this city, under the following circumstances, as nearly as can be
ascertained at present:- It appears that a man named Phelan was placed by
Mr. J. Cahill, of Sandford's Court, to watch his farm by night, in
consequence of some thefts which had recently taken place upon it.
Hendricksen 9who was a person in most miserable circumstances endeavouring
to obtain outdoor relief, but disqualified in consequence of having a few
acres of land) came to one of the fields and was pulling turnips which were
there growing; on the approach of Phelan he ran away, and the latter pursued
him with his gun in his hand. Whether the weapon was accidentally or
intentionally  discharged is uncertain, but be this as it may, Hendricksen
was shot dead on the spot. Phelan absconded immediately. The unfortunate
deceased has left a wife and seven young children.--Kilkenny Moderator.

      EXECUTION AT TULLAMORE - Tuesday being the day named for the execution
of John Ryan, who was found guilty at the last assizes for the murder of
Serjeant Grant, a large concourse assembled in front of the jail to witness
the awful spectacle. At five minutes past twelve the unfortunate culprit
tripped up the ladder with a light step, accompanied by the Revs. Messrs.
Cullery and Flood, Roman Catholic curates, and were it not for the
appearance of the jail and its officials, the demeanour of the unfortunate
man would not impress the spectators that it was an execution - for never
did a man walk up that fatal ladder with more apparent less concern. He
turned his back to the people just as he stepped on the drop, while the
executioner was adjusting the rope and putting his cap over his face. He
never spoke - and in a few minutes he was let off and died in great pain and
agony, struggling for a long time. At the usual time he was cut down and
buried within the precincts of the jail. His brother was under the drop
witnessing the scene.--King's County Chronicle.

      Sub-Constable Thomas Crane, charged at Mountrath with forging
additional figures and letters in orders for cash given by the Clerk of the
Peace to crown witnesses, for their expenses in prosecuting larceny cases,
is committed to Maryborough jail.

      MOST EXTRAORDINARY EVIDENCE. - That fact is stronger than fiction, is
fully verified in the  following true case of Irish ingenuity, in which the
ferocious and the absurd are curiously blended. At the present sessions now
holding in Mallow an unhappy wretch was indicted for stealing turnips from
the field of Mr. Leader of Millstreet, in this county, the principal witness
being the watchman, known familiarly as "Mad Tom Eagar." The attorney who
defended the prisoner as "the length of himself," but upon being further
pressed he coolly said - "Didn't I know what the attorney would be at, and
what he'd try to make me swear! Faith I did so, and when I caught the
prisoner I knocked him down and took out my knife and cut off a piece of his
ear, that I might match it, next day." This terrific statement was
mournfully corroborated by the prisoner in the dock, who turned his
mutilated ear to the bench, crying out at the same time in a piteous tone -
"Oh! wisha, me lord, sure enuf he did crap me!" The worthy
assistant-barrister, who was justly horrified at the act, vented his
indignation in the strongest terms, and expressed a wish that he had the
witness in the dock, but the witness seemed to look upon this startling mode
of procuring conclusive testimony as entitling him  to a civic crown instead
of meriting a judicial reprimand.-- Cork Examiner.

      Mr. St. George, M.P. applied by letter to the Galway Guardians for
permission to pay his rates, which were very large in amount, by instalments
of £50. The chairman said the board had no right to interfere with their
collector, and Mr. St. George ought to be written to by the clerk to say
that they could not interfere but that if he and the collector arranged it,
they had no objections.

      Extract of a recent letter from a settler near Adelaide, South
Australia - "Boys are greatly wanted here. We pay a little fellow to mind
cattle and bring them to milk morning and evening, 2s. per week and feed
him; he is a mere child, and does not look more than six years old. We also
pay 8s. per week to a stout boy. If some gentlemen would interest themselves
in sending them out, hundreds would get employment. The writer of this had
hired as servants some young girls sent out from the Skibbereen workhouse.

      Serjeant Major Goerge Kirkman, 88th Depot, who marched through this
garrison, en route from Kinsale to Castlebar, committed suicide at Tulla in
his billet on Saturday morning last, after the detachment halted there, by
cutting his throat from ear to ear. The cause of this desperate act is
unknown to the officers and men unless that he apprehended censure for
symptoms of inebriety. An inquest was held on Sunday, verdict - "Temporary
insanity." The deceased was a native of Bolton, Lancashire.-- Limerick
Chronicle.

Cathy Joynt Labath
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BALLINA CHRONICLE
Ballina, Mayo, Ireland
Wednesday, April 24, 1850

MEETING OF GUARDIANS
      Ballina Union - The usual weekly meeting of the Guardians of this Union
was held in the Boardroom on Saturday, Edward Howley, Esq. in the chair.
Among the other guardians present were - Captain Atkinson, Mr. Jones,
Captain J. Knox, Mr. Malley, Mr. Paget, Mr. E. Orme, Mr. Gardiner, Major
J.F. Knox and Mr. Wills.
      The following return of the staff of the workhouse with their
respective salaries, was held before the Board agreeably to Mr. Paget's
notice of motion:-
      List of Officers at present employed in the Ballina Union, together
with the dates of their appointment, Salaries per annum, &c.:

      Rev. A. Moore, Protestant Chaplain, 16th June, 1849, 20l. no rations.
      Rev. Dominick Madden, Roman Catholic chaplain, 8th May, 1849, 75l.; no
rations.
      Mark H. Devlin, Medical Officer, 19th April, 1847; 100l.; no rations.
      James M'Nair, Apothecary, 7th December, 1846, 50l.; no rations.
      Patrick M'Nulty, Clerk of the Union, 12th April, 1847, 100l. including
all assistants; no rations.
      Thomas Hart, Master, 1st August, 1842, 80l.; rations and apartments.
      Mrs. Catherine Hart, Matron, 22d. December, 1849, 30l.; rations and
apartment.
      Miss Kilkenny, auxiliary matron, 29th September, 1849, 30l.; rations
and apartments.
      Anthony Bourke, auxiliary master, 4th February, 1848, 20l.; rations and
apartments.
      Jeremiah Lonigan, auxiliary master, 30th March, 1848, 20l.; rations and
apartments.
      Joseph Cullen, schoolmaster, 21st Dec, 1846, 20l.; rations and
apartments.
      William Johnston, assistant schoolmaster, 12th January, 1850, 10l.;
rations and apartments.
      James Gill, master tailor, 30th Dec, 1848, 26l.; apartments and
rations.
      Miss Quigley, schoolmistress, 5th Jan. 1850, 15l. rations and
apartments.
      Jane Bourke, assistant schoolmistress, 27th July, 1848, 10l.; rations
and apartments.
      James Hart, master's clerk, 11th Nov, 1848, 20l; rations and
apartments.
      Wm. M'Loughlin, porter, 28th April, 1849, 15l.; rations and apartments.
      Catherine Grehin, infirmary nurse, 4th Feb, 1849, 15l.; rations and
apartments.
      Eliza James, infirmary nurse, 27th Jan, 1849, 10l.; rations and
apartments.
      Ally Toohill, infirmary nurse, 17th Nov, 1848, 10l.8s.;rations and
apartments.
      Ann Malley, infirmary nurse, 17th Feb, 1849, 10l.8s; rations and
apartments.
      Total amount of Officers Salaries..........£716 16 0
      Add cost of Officer's rations for a year...232   0 0
                                                                   ----------
                                      Total.................     948 16 0

RELIEVING OFFICERS
      Annesley Knox, 7th January, 1848, 25l; no rations.
      John Anderson, 30th March, 1848, 25l; no rations.
      Michael O'Malley, 16th August, 1847, 25l.; no rations.
      John M'Hale, 16th August, 1847; 25l.; no rations.
      George Robinson, 8th June, 1848, 25l.; no rations.
      John Peter Nolan, 27th Oct, 1849, 25l.; no rations.
      John Robinson, 21st July, 1849, 25l; no rations.
                                            Total.......... £175  0  0

BALLINA FEVER HOSPITAL STAFF
      Doctor William Whitaker, medical officer, 91l.5s.; no rations.
      Dr. Robert Atkinson, apothecary, 54l.12s.; no rations.
      William Kearney, steward, 20l.; rations.
      Mrs. Rodgers, matron; pro tem, 12l.; rations.
      Catherine Barrett, nursetender, 10l.8s.; rations.
      Bridget Rooney, nursetender, 10l.8s.; rations.
      Mary M'Nallin, nursetender, 10l.8s.; rations.
      Letty Reynolds, nursetender, 10l.8s.; rations.
      Margaret Gardiner, nursetender, 10l.8s.; rations.
                                Total.............  £229  17  0

Gross total from the Three Classes.............. £1353  13  0

NOTE - The foregoing is the Return moved for by Thomas Paget, Esq., on last
Board day, and which return Mr. Paget moved should be printed for the
information of the Guardians and Ratepayers of the Union, preparatory to his
bringing it before the Board on next day of meeting.
      By order,                   PATRICK M'NULTY,
                                       Clerk of the Union.
April 20, 1850.


Cathy Joynt Labath
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THE CONNAUGHT JOURNAL
Galway, Thursday, October 7, 1824

PROVINCIAL NEWS
      The Honorable Thomas Vesey, the eldest son of Viscount De Vesei, having
completed his 21st year on the 21st September last, great rejoicings took
place at Abbeyleix and its vicinity. An entertainment was given at
Abbeyleix-house to the tenantry and tradesmen, and an ox roasted on the lawn
for the gratification of the populace. In the evening several barrels of ale
were set a-stoup in the market place, and the town and gentlemen's houses in
the neighbourhood were tastefully illuminated. On the preceding day similar
rejoicings were held at Stradbally, to celebrate the birthday of Thomas
Crosby, jun., Esq., who came of age on that day. Both these young gentlemen
being the sons of resident landlords, who prefer being useful and respected
at home, to a life of comparative obscurity in England, the festivities were
marked by a cordial and sincere delight, very different from the "enforced
respect" observed on such occasions.

      SEIZURE OF TOBACCO - Wednesday evening, about seven o'clock, about 129
bales of tobacco were seized at Whitegate, in this harbour, by Robert Blake,
Chief Officer of the Coast-guard, stationed at Poor Head. Immediately after
the tobacco was put on board a lighter, for the purposes of it being
conveyed to the Custom-house, a large party of the country people, to the
amount of between two and 300, collected and fired several shots at the
revenue party, but without any effect, and the tobacco has  been lodged in
the King's stores in this city.-- Cork Paper.

      POLICE AFFRAY. - We are sorry to learn that J. Cosgrave, who was
desperately wounded during the late unfortunate affray at Summer-hill, in
the co. Meath, has since died, in consequence of the injuries he received on
that occasion. A Coroner's inquest was held on the body; and the following
verdict returned: - "That the deceased, John Cosgrave, otherwise Cuskenny,
came by his death by means of a wound on his forehead, inflicted by one of
the Police constables, as yet unknown, by a gun, or some other weapon, at
Summer-hill, on the night of the 22d September, of which wound he died on
Sunday, the 26th September, at Isaacstown."

      CATHOLIC BISHOPRIC OF MEATH. - We have the pleasure to announce that
Doctor Logan, of Duleek, has been appointed Coadjutor to the venerable
Bishop Plunket.

      KILKENNY, OCT. 2 - Joseph Green, Esq. has been sworn in Mayor of
Kilkenny, and Henry Anderson and John Keogh, Esqrs. Sheriffs.

      CLARE, ENNIS, Sept. 30 - The Very Rev. H. Vesey Fitzgerald, was sworn
in High Vice-Provost, and John O'Donnell, Esq., Town Clerk, for the ensuing
year.

      CLONMEL, SEPT. 20 - Between eight and nine o'clock on Friday night
last, ten armed fellows entered the house of one Denis Lonergan, on part of
the lands of Dogstown, between Cashell and New-Inn, just after the family
had done supper. - They inflicted two cuts of swords on the shoulders of
Lonergan's son, though the blankets with which he had covered himself, he
having just gone to bed - and they next attacked Lonergan himself, who kept
them off with a slane, they being afraid to fire, lest the police at New-Inn
should hear the shots. They, however, brought in stones from the yard, and
after striking him with several out of twenty-three which were found after
them in the morning, they went away, leaving a few marks of their violence;
but on going, one of them took out a book, and swore if Lonergan would not
give up in the morning, they would return and burn his house. Lonergan said,
"What must I give up?" they replied, "What you have in your case," -
meaning, as he supposes, the herding for Mr. Philips, of Gate, which had
been done by another person formerly. What renders the matter singular is,
that these lands were never in the hands of cottiers, nor was even a
dwelling or any other place for the like erected thereon, so that it is
supposed the attack was in favour of one of the former herdsmen.

      On the night of Tuesday last, some miscreants cut off the tails of two
fine cows, belonging to Mr. Daly, of Athlone, printer, on the lands of
Cranagh, in the parish of Drum, near Athlone, in the county of Roscommon.
This farm Mr. Daly holds under the court of Exchequer.

Cathy Joynt Labath
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BALLINA CHRONICLE
Ballina, Mayo, Ireland
Wednesday, April 24, 1850

MISCELLANEOUS
      The Lord Bishop of Derry distributed silver medals to the most
proficient pupils of Foyle College on Saturday.
      The tenantry on the Colebrook estate, Fermanagh, have determined on
sowing a large quantity of flaxseed this season.
      Lord de Vesci is assisting his tenantry in the Queen's county as much
as possible in the growth of flax.
      William Summer, a drunken labourer, hung himself in Manchester on
Sunday last. He left behind him a piece of paper referring to a verse in the
Proverbs, which declares that the drunkard shall come to poverty.
      On Sunday sub-constable Clinchy arrested a daring ruffian named William
Sheahan, in the act of picking pockets in the Dominican chapel, Limerick,
during the celebration of mass. The policeman found 26 handkerchiefs with
the prisoner!
      On last Wednesday night an attempt was made to murder Mr. John
Robertson, land steward to C.B. Lisle, Esq., of Glasslough, Monaghan, by a
gun-shot. Three of the slugs passed through the window and two lodged in the
bed where he was sleeping.
      A barbarous murder was on Friday night perpetrated on Patrick Egan, a
pensioner, residing on the townland of Clonasera, King's County, the
property of Mr. Usher. The poor man was in bed at the time of the attack.
One of the assassins struck him with a pistol and then leaped so violently
on his chest that he expired in ten minutes.
      There was a seizure made of the goods of the Newcastle workhouse on
Saturday under a civil bill decree at the suit of Thomas Ambrose, Esq.,
medical doctor. When the pauper inmates became aware of it they rose against
the bailiffs and would have severely handled them only for the officers of
the house.
      The Galway guardians are offered wooden shoes for the Workhouse paupers
at 6d. per pair. A Galway Town councillor and Poor Law Guardian lost several
of his teeth from the blows of a guest at his hospitable table last week,
originating in a dispute about the gentility of their respective families!
      The following is copied from the Jersey Times of the 12th inst.:-
Drowned in the Royal Adelaide, on her passage from Cork to London, the 30th
March, Anthony Le Ber, Esq., and his family, consisting of his wife and six
children, three sons and three daughters, the eldest 16, and the youngest
eight, leaving behind one daughter.
      Respites are received at Cork for two men named Dineen and Linehan,
against whom death was recorded for sacrilege. Linehan, convicted of robbing
both church and Roman Catholic chapel on the same day, has had his sentence
commuted to transportation for life; and Linehan to be transported for seven
years. [Transcriber note: Linehan and Linehan mentioned for sentencing and
Dineen was not.]
      The iron bridge intended to cross the Shannon at Athlone, for the
railway to Galway, will be commenced in a few days by the eminent house of
Fox and Henderson, of Birmingham. This will give a great deal of employment.
The materials will be landed at our quays, and conveyed by canal to Athlone.
Over 1,100 tons of iron will be used in the magnificent structures which
will be 700 feet in length.--Limerick Chronicle.

      "Exchange is no robbery." While America is sending us her corn, we are
sending her our people. Those friendly offices are likely to continue. She
will save us the trouble of sowing and reaping, and the hands which lived by
the labour they afforded, must betake them to the soil whence the new
supplies is coming. There they will raise the crops which they are no longer
invited to raise at home and as they produce will increase with the
encreased labour and with the enlarged area constantly brought under
cultivation, we may every year look for more numerous shipments, and these
must depreciate still further the value of land and labour in Ireland.--Cork
Constitution.

      The jury under the commission of lunacy against Richard Warren, Esq.,
of Skibbereen, have returned the following verdict:- "We find that Richard
Warren is not an idiot, nor a lunatic, nor a person of unsound mind, so as
to be incapable of managing his own affairs." The costs of this trial will
exceed £1000 - the principal portion of which must be borne by the
petitioner, William Warren, brother of Richard. The enquiry lasted eight
days. The counsel on both sides received near £200, the jury 96 guineas, and
the commission 64 guineas.

      Mr. Timothy Dwyer, an aged farmer, presided at a numerous tenant right
meeting, held at Kilcommon, Tipperary, on Sunday last, when the chair was
addressed by the Rev. W. Lanigan, Rev. J. Molony, P.P. - who denounced Mr.
Sheil as an exterminator, and Sir Timothy O'Brien, M.P., as a barefooted and
barelegged adventurer. Lord Clarendon, he said, had legally slaughtered the
people of this country and cut the nation's throat, but like Castlereagh, he
may yet cut his own! (cheers and laughter.) Rev. John O'Dwyer, Rev. Mr.
Mullaly, Rev. Mr. Ryan and Rev. Mr. Meagher, P.P., who addressed the
meeting, which passed resolutions in accordance with the objects of their
assembly.

      At Ballinasloe Petty Sessions on Saturday, Michael M'Guiness, Thomas
D'Arcy, and Mary D'Arcy, preferred a charge against Francis Blake Foster,
Esq., for firing a loaded pistol at them when on their way to Kiltormer on
the night of the 9th inst. The case having been proved to the bench, was
sent for trial to the Quarter Sessions to be held at Loughrea.

      On Tuesday 29 persons were dispossessed by the sub-sheriff, out of the
property of Viscount Chabot, in Thurles, and 22 persons were evicted from
the property of J.B. Fennell, Esq., near Caller.

      EMIGRATION - Our town was thronged this week with persons proceeding to
Donegal and Derry to embark for America, from this county and the counties
of Leitrim and Fermanagh; most of them appeared to belong to the respectable
class of farmers and traders; the numerous cars of excellent furniture which
they were taking with them proved that they were in comparably comfortable
circumstances, but dreading the further distress of Ireland, they resolved
on leaving their native county before all was gone. -- Ballyshannon Herald.

      DEATH FROM DESTITUTION - On the 14th inst., the inanimate, fleshless
and apparently poverty stricken body of a man of the name of Michael Ryan,
was discovered on the road side near the town of Borrisoleigh. An inquest
was held on the body and it appeared that the ill fated deceased had been
for some time begging about the district, and that nothing could compel him
to enter the workhouse.--Nenagh Guardian.

      On the morning of Thursday, the 15th inst. as George M'Kay, gardener to
Viscount Doneraile, was in the act of discharging a gun in the garden, at
Doneraile, it unfortunately burst, or rather, the breach flew out and
fractured his skull so severely that he died in a few hours. Mr. M'Kay was a
man of excellent character and a very skillful gardener.-- Cork
Constitution.

      At Parsonstown Quarter Sessions, on Wednesday, John Slevin, and Michael
Mear, for assaulting the habitation of Mr. Redmond Scully, Ballyshane, on
Saturday night, the 7th April, were found guilty and sentenced to be
transported for 14 years each.

      GOOD ADVICE - When you visit a theatre or go into a crowd, always pick
your own pocket before leaving home. If you fail to do this, the duty may
probably be discharged for you by a stranger.

      From a return just made to parliament, it appears that 300 sailing
vessels and six steamers were wrecked last year.

      NEWPORT WORKHOUSE - On Monday there was a meeting of the Guardians of
the above union. - Those present were H.J.H. Browne, J.C. Larminie, Edward
Malley, and Francis M'Mannon. The Board unanimously elected Mr. and Mrs.
Edward Johnson as master and matron of the Workhouse and declared Mr.
Glanville contractor for repiaring the auxiliary house.--Mayo Constitution.

      The principals in the murder of Mr. O'Donnell, of Knock, were his
domestics, who are now in custody. A female servant was the person who
opened his desks after the deed was perpetrated, and paid the murderers of
her master who was in the habit of keeping large sums of money on the
premises.- The male and female servants concerned intended leaving for
America. After committing the robbery one of the murderers went back to the
dead body and replaced the keys in his pocket. There was other property
stolen which was found buried in a dung pit. As yet no money has been found.

      Sunday night, through the exertions of George Fitzmaurice, Esq., R.M.,
a party of the Shinrone constabulary arrested Timothy Cantwell of
Ballingraun, near Moneygall, charged with the murder of Mr. Daniel Egan, of
Ballydonagh; he is identified, and committed to abide his trial at the
ensuing assizes.

      On Thursday last 96 paupers, male and female, were sent from the
Edenderry Workhouse to Dublin, for embarkation to America. Each is to
received £1 on arriving at Quebec. Their maintenance in the house and outfit
cost the Union £700. Among the male paupers was a son of Edward M'Donnell,
who was executed for the murder of the Rev. Mr. Hewson, of Feigcullen Clebe,
county Kildare.

      INCENDIARY FIRE - We regret to announce that the house of a man named
John M'Manus, of Colbeg, was maliciously set on fire, and totally consumed
by some evil-minded person. He had very recently obtained possession of it,
and envy at his success is said to be the the cause of the destruction. -
Head Constable Hay and party were promptly on the scene, but their exertions
to discover the perpetrators of the outrage were unattended with success.--
Sligo Guardian.


Cathy Joynt Labath
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Good morning Cathy:
    Not exactly sure which Bishop that was [P or C], but is there any way of
finding out what those proficiency medals looked like?

Eric Macklin

From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <labaths@...>
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> BALLINA CHRONICLE
> Ballina, Mayo, Ireland
> Wednesday, April 24, 1850
>
> MISCELLANEOUS
>     The Lord Bishop of Derry distributed silver medals to the most
> proficient pupils of Foyle College on Saturday.

> Cathy Joynt Labath
> Ireland Old News
> http://www.IrelandOldNews.com/

Perhaps you can write to the school? Looks like they have quite an archived
collection of ephemera!

http://www.rascal.ac.uk/collection/?ff=no&CollectionID=430&ff=no&results_per_pag\
e=10&browse_title=F


Description:Foyle College Archive comprises material relating to the school
founded in 1617 by Matthias Springham and its development to the present
day. The archive consists of books, pamphlets, reports, journals and
photographs. Personal papers, school records and Minutes as well as a
considerable collection of school related ephemera may also be found in the
collection.

Strength: The material in this collection spans four centuries and provides
a social and historical commentary not only on the school itself but also on
Ulster and colonial Britain, particularly in the 19th century. Famous past
pupils include the Lawrence brothers, Alexander, George and Henry, who are
more particularly associated with the Indian Mutiny of 1857.
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Languages: English
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should be made with the administrator prior to a visit.
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Accrual StatusPolicy: Active. Method: Permanent Deposit. Periodicity:
Periodic.
Accumulation Date Range:1617/
Legal Status: Foyle College has legal ownership of the collection.
Custodial History: Material has naturally accummulated throughout the
history of the school where it has remained from its establishment in 1617.

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Good morning Cathy:
    Not exactly sure which Bishop that was [P or C], but is there any way of
finding out what those proficiency medals looked like?

Eric Macklin

He'd have been a Cof I bishop.  Foyle College was established for "the sons
of Gentlemen".

Don't know what the medals looked like though.

Rachel

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> Good morning Cathy:
>   Not exactly sure which Bishop that was [P or C], but is there any way of
> finding out what those proficiency medals looked like?
>
> Eric Macklin
>
> From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <labaths@...>
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>> BALLINA CHRONICLE
>> Ballina, Mayo, Ireland
>> Wednesday, April 24, 1850
>>
>> MISCELLANEOUS
>>     The Lord Bishop of Derry distributed silver medals to the most
>> proficient pupils of Foyle College on Saturday.
>
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THE CONNAUGHT JOURNAL
Galway, Thursday, October 7, 1824
MURDER-THE MEATH POLICE

      Mr. Ford presented the following report to the Committee:- I arrived at
Rathmollon, on the 28th at twelve o'clock, although I did not receive any
communication until eight o'clock in the morning of that day, respecting the
necessity of my attendance. On my arrival, I was informed that on the
morning preceding, the Coroner went to the house of the father of the
deceased, accompanied by Captain Despard, Chief Peace Officer of the
District, and Mr. Wilkins, who attended on behalf of the Police, together
with the medical men, and several others who had been summoned to attend as
Jurors. After having inspected the body, the Coroner adjourned to the
village of Rathmollon and proceeded to examine several witnesses, who were
examined by Mr. Wilkins, on behalf of the Police. The Court had just
commenced the examination of the first witness on the second day, when I
arrived and having stated that I attended on behalf of the next of kin of
the deceased, the Coroner, at my request, read the deposition that had been
taken on the previous day.
      The report here states the names of the Jury, and the several witnesses
who were examined. - The following is the substance of the most material
portions of the evidence:-
      John Duffy saw Police striking the deceased, and heard them cry
out,"murder the bloody Papists."
      Mary Reilly deposed, that she did not hear any riot in the town; there
was a noise in her house, but no fighting; there was loud talk in a closet;
prevented Delapp, the Peeler, from firing towards the stairs; Delapp said he
would have his aim, pointing his gun out to the hall, and witness said he
should not, and pushed the gun down, upon which he hit her on the arm-did
not see any of the constables beaten; there were no arms with the country
people, not even a stick; she did not see deceased in her house that day;
heard firing immediately after the police left her house; police drank
spirits in her house that day at twelve o'clock; it was their lairing; they
did not pay for it; two of them came into her house with Mrs. Lantry, wife
of Serjeant Lantry, and two of the police followed; she had no license;
police desired her to sell, and that nothing would happen to her. (Here
Captain Despard asked her, did not the gauger also permit her to sell
spirits, and she replied that he did not;) did not hear or see any persons
attempting to take the arms from the police.
      Lieutenant Ellis, of Summer-hill, (is not of the Police establishment);
saw rioting between the police and country people; saw country people coming
out of Mrs. Reilly's house without their hats; asked witness to pick them
up; saw a policeman knocked down by a countryman; heard a shot, and saw
deceased fall; saw several countrymen run away alarmed at the shot; saw
deceased taken up about half an hour afterwards; called to the country
people to go for the Doctor, and they objected for a long time to come near
the window where the witness was.
      Upon being cross-examined, witness stated that he knew of no riot
before the police went into the house; there were no arms in the hands of
the country people, but saw one man take something from under his coat, and
it was he who struck the serjeant; believe it was a policeman fired the
shot; knows him only by his white trowsers; none of the police came to the
assistance of the man; the policeman nearest the deceased was the person who
fired the shot; heard a woman's voice in favour of the police, and assisting
them, and calling on the people to keep off; the people were running away in
all directions; the woman's voice was certainly encouraging the police.
      Patt Kirwan corroborated the testimony of Moran as the to conversation
of Delapp at Trim.

FOURTH DAY

      Peter Fitzsimmons saw Cosgrave, the deceased knocked down by the blow
of a gun, given by constable, with his two hands on it; one policeman
advanced from between two others, and he was the person who gave the blow;
there had been a scrimmage at Reilly's house, and it had all ceased at the
time the blow was given; deceased was walking towards the police when the
blow was given.
      After this witness was examined, I stated that on the part of the
deceased's friends, I would not call any witnesses; that after the
particularly insolent manner in which I was spoken to, the day before, by
one of the Jury, I would not offer any observations on the evidence. But I
was not now admonished at the Juryman's warmth, as I had since learned that
he was the firs cousin of Delapp, the constable. I could not, however, omit
observing to the Coroner-that where one of his Majesty's subjects had lost
his life within a few yards of those who were called the preservers of the
peace, not one of them had come forward to give any explanation of the
matter.
      Mr. Wilkins, in reply, said, that he had directed the police to be in
attendance, and they were accordingly there, and if I wished I might examine
them, but they were already asked, and they said they knew nothing about the
affair.
      I said that was very extraordinary, and I hoped that they would present
themselves for examination.
      The CORONER proceeded to charge the Jury.- He stated that he was no
party man, no Orangeman, nor never had been one, and he laboured throughout
to shew that the words "Papists," &c. were not used, contrasting the
evidence of those witnesses who said they were, with the evidence of Lieut.
Ellis, and also with the silence of others.- As in that, I begged leave to
observe, that those who were silent to it, were not asked the questions and
as for Lieutenant Ellis, he did not hear the expression made use of by Mr.
Matthews, ast his own window.
      The CORONER recapitulated all the evidence, and on the deposition of
James Cosgrave, the father of the deceased, observed that if they believed
the evidence, and that from the observation made by his father the deceased
believed he was dying, and was in possession of his senses at the time he
made the declaration, they should find a verdict against the two constables
named by the deceased.
      The Jury retired for a short time, and returned their verdict, "that
the deceased, John Cosgrave, otherwise Coskenny, came by his death by means
of a wound on his forehead, inflicted by one of the police constables, as
yet unknown, by a gun, or some other weapon, at Summerhill, on the night of
the 22d of September, of which wound he languished and died on Sunday, the
26th of September, at Isaacstown."
      I cannot but remark, that the deceased was left from Wednesday to
Sunday without any Magistrate calling upon him for the purpose of
ascertaining whether he hand any declaration to make. Mr. Mockler, who came
to the town with Captain Despard about an hour after the affair occurred,
was aware that the man was badly wounded; so was Captain Despard acquainted
with the fact. In the early part of the investigation it was sought to prove
the man was drunk.
      Surgeon Trotter, in his evidence, said, his appearance of drunkenness
might have proceeded from the effects of the blow. As evidence, how
peaceable that Country must have been, I cannot but state that I was
informed that serjeant Lantry, who was stationed at Summerhill, passed a
fortnight or three weeks at Mr. Mockler's, superintending his harvest
labourers. I have been informed of this fact by respectable persons, who
stated, that they could prove it, and that it was notorious in the country.
If it is not so, and that Mr. Mockler, and Captain Despard should agree with
me, that it was not a proper disposal of the man's time, who was paid by the
public, they will disprove it.
      Mr. Ford, after giving in the report, said , there was a circumstance
attending this occurrence, which, as expressive of the feelings of the
peasantry upon the occasion, he considered it of importance to mention. In
the country it is the custom amongst the people to affix to the head of the
bed in which a corpse is waked, a cross of ribbon; it is white upon an
unmarried person ,and black for a married one, but upon the present
occasion, the deceased, who was unmarried, had a red cross attached to his
bed, and placed upon the coffin in its progress to the place of interment,
and to any one acquainted with the sensitive character of the Irish, it
would be unnecessary to observe the effect of such a significant emblem. It
was also, he said, a remarkable fact, that the only Catholic policeman in
the squad at Summerhill, was removed to another station the day previous to
the fair.-(Hear, hear.)
      He had also to state, that almost the whole of the party of police
engaged in this affair, had been tried at various times for acts of violence
to the country people.
      It was resolved, that, at its rising, the meeting should adjourn to
Tuesday.
      Counsellor Bric having been called to the Chair, and thanks returned to
the Chairman, the meeting adjourned to Tuesday next.


Cathy Joynt Labath
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Hi Cathy,
I am following the news from "Ireland in the past" with great interest.
History in the making, so to speak.
Have you ever come across any reporting about the "Indian Mutiny in 1857".
An ancestor of my Husbands was killed in Cawnpore in June that year. I don't
know in what capacity he was there, I don't even know his first name, but
his surname was Forsyth. We have a letter to his father, William Forsyth,
who was Chief Engineer to the Board of Public Works in Dublin at the time.
The letter is written on 27th July 1857 from Allahabad telling him about his
sons demise.
It is signed M. Betagh.
A very sad letter indeed.
I do hope one day to be able to uncover the facts about the story, but so
far I have had no luck.
With kind regards from Inga Jackson written  on a windy summers day in New
Zealand.

--- In IrelandOldNews@yahoogroups.com, "ibsjackson"
<ibsjackson@x...> wrote:
>
>> Have you ever come across any reporting about the "Indian Mutiny
in 1857".
> An ancestor of my Husbands was killed in Cawnpore in June that
year. I don't
> know in what capacity he was there, I don't even know his first
name, but
> his surname was Forsyth.


Anything I have come across (or other newspaper transcription
volunteers) has been from the films I have purchased myself and
transcribed so far at www.IrelandOldNews.com. There is a search
engine there.

You might want to try checking the PRONI site at
http://www.proni.gov.uk/

or the British Parliamentary Papers site at
http://www.eppi.ac.uk/

Good luck in your searches,
Cathy

THE CONNAUGHT JOURNAL
Galway, Thursday, October 7, 1824

  LIMERICK, OCT. 2 - There is a report in town to-day, that a serjeant and
two privates of the 62d regiment, on their march to an out-post on the upper
Shannon, were deprived of their arms near Nenagh, yesterday, by a gang of
ruffians who murdered the serjeant and beat the others in a frightful
manner. We have not been able as yet to learn the particulars.
      Since writing the above we have been favoured with the following
statement of fact, from a most respectable Gentleman in the neighbourhood
where the murder was committed:
      "Serjeant Dowd, of the 62d regiment, commanding a small detachment of
soldiers on the Shannon, about six miles from Nenagh, on returning to his
barrack on Tuesday evening, about eight o'clock, went into a public-house on
the road side with two of his men, and called for a little beer. There were
four or five countrymen, who had been in Nenagh, with cars, sitting in the
house when the serjeant had entered it - some conversations took place
between one of the countrymen (a person of the name of Kennedy) and a
soldier, Kennedy saying he liked the soldiers and damned the police; the
soldier made some remark in favour of the police, when the countryman stood
up to strike him; on which the serjeant said he would not allow his party to
be resulted and that he would inform the police, and have them all taken up
under the Insurrection Act in the morning, and instantly ordered his men
back to their barrack. On the soldiers leaving the house, the carmen almost
immediately got their cars ready, and followed in the same direction; on
their coming up with the serjeant and his two men (one of whom was 50 or 60
paces behind,) the men leaped down off the cars, and coming behind the
serjeant in the dark, (it being then between nine and ten o'clock) they
knocked him down, on which Quin, the soldier, ran up to assist the serjeant,
and was himself knocked down. The serjeant got up, and ran towards the door
of a house, and knocked, to try and save himself from his pursuers, but was
not admitted; Quin ran towards another house, but could not get in, and on
going up towards the house where he saw the serjeant knocking, he found him
lying on his face on the road speechless. The other soldier, Coleman, who
was in the rear when the serjeant was first knocked down, was, at the same
instant, struck with the butt end  of a whip; and, on another of the
countrymen coming up, he said, 'that is Coleman, don't strike him,' (Coleman
is a native of that country;) but, however, after some struggle, they
succeeded in forcing his bayonet from the scabbard, and after striking him
violently with it two or three times, they ran on towards the place where
the serjeant was, and gave him a desperate stab between the fourth and fifth
ribs, which penetrated to the heart, besides a severe cut on the head. The
soldier instantly, on his murderers leaving him, carried the serjeant into
the house, where he almost instantly expired, but never spoke. Great praise
is due to the detachment of police stationed at Kilbaron, for their
exertions in apprehending three men, who are fully identified, and a
Coroner's Jury have found against them a verdict of 'Wilful Murder.' They
have been fully committed for trial. One of the murderers has fled, but
hopes are entertained of his being apprehended."--Limerick Chronicle

      MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE - On Tuesday, by special license, Lord Henry
Seymour Moore, only brother to the Marquis of Drogheda, to Mary, second
daughter of Sir H. Parnell, Bart., M.P. for the Queen's County, and niece of
the Marquis of Bate and Earl of Portarlington. Immediately after the
ceremony, the happy pair set out for the Continent.

Cathy Joynt Labath
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Dear Cathy,
Thank you for your reply and the Websites, which I shall explore, when I
"get down off the ladder"!
I am busy painting the sittingroom as we are expecting overseas visitors
next month. Nothing like a dead line.
Kind regards        Inga.

THE CONNAUGHT JOURNAL
Galway, Monday, October 11, 1824


DIED
      On last Friday, of a lingering illness, in the 76th year of his age, 52
of which were spent in the active duties of his Ministry, the Very Reverend
Denis Mannion, Dean and Vicar of the College Church of Saint Nicholas. This
verable [sic] and truly edifying Pastor has departed amid the tears and
blessings of a numerous acquaintance, attached to him by the amiable
innocency of his disposition, his pious and Christian-like demeanour, and
the varied & extensive acquirements of his mind; - his sympathy and his
purse were never denied to the children of adversity, and whilst he indulged
without reserve in this charitable disposition he was left to die in the
Apostolic spirit, without the means of defraying the expense of his burial.
His virtues are fresh in the memory of Galway; and while other names descend
to oblivion, his will be remembered with blessings and with praise.


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BALLINA CHRONICLE
Ballina, Mayo, Ireland
Wednesday, April 24, 1850

     CONVICT SYSTEM - Earl Grey moved the [ink spot] reading of the Convict
Prisons Bill in the Lords on Friday, when Lord Monteagle hoped they would
not overlook the effect which transportation had on criminals. With regard
to the great mass of Irish criminals transportation was dreaded more than
death. As regarded the benefit to the colony and to the criminal, he might
refer to the evidence of an individual witness, Lieut-General Sir R. Bourke,
late governor of Australia, who stated in a memorandum, now in the Colonial
office, that the effect of the convict system had been within fifty years to
convert the wilderness of New South Wales into a prosperous colony, and that
its effect on the criminal had been a moral improvement equal to any system
of prison discipline would have produced. The condition of the criminal
population was most deplorable. In the gaol of the county of Limerick, with
which he was connected between 100 and 200 prisoners were placed in cells
provided only for the accommodation of 15. If it was found inconvenient to
remove prisoners who were sentenced to transportation, it was the bounden
duty of the government to provide adequate accommodations for them at home.
Earl Grey did not deny that the number of persons sentenced to
transportation in Ireland and confined in the prisons of that country, was
overwhelming; but the Lord Lieutenant had done everything in his power to
increase the means of disposing of convicts. A large establishment had been
provided at Spike Island, where from 1200 to 1400 convicts were confined.
Not fewer than 48,000 persons who had passed their sentence of
transportation in the Australian colonies were now living there, and a large
majority of them were obtaining an honest livelihood; but if they had
remained in this country they would, almost in spit of themselves, have been
compelled to continue criminals. The bill was read a third time and
passed.--Limerick Chronicle.

     FLIGHT OF THE TILLERS OF THE SOIL - Several hundred emigrants left our
quays on Saturday by the Nimrod and Albert steamers for Liverpool, to take
passage for America. The deck of the former powerful steamer was densely
crowded with men, women and children, the greater number of them comfortably
attired.--Cork Constitution.

     PICKING POCKETS - On Wednesday week, in the market of Elphin, a poor
country woman, named M'Donogh, was eased of a few shillings and sixpence, by
a man named Brenan, (one of the lightfingered folk that infest most of our
country towns;) but fortunately for her Richard Stafford, Esq, happened to
be convenient, and arrested Brenan, when he found on his person the
foregoing amount in a purse, which she, Mrs. M'Donogh, identified to be her
property. The money lies in the hands of the Police and Brenan has been
committed to abide his trial at Strokestown Quarter Sessions. It appears
from inquiry that this Brenan located in Elphin about three weeks ago, and
that he sis from the neighbourhood of Ballaghaderreen, or
French-park.--Sligo Guardian.

     Bernard Bradly and Pat M'Govern were apprehended on Tuesday, charged
with having, when in prison in Roscommon, declared their determination to
shoot Head-Constable Henderson, of Boyle, by whom they had been brought to
justice for robbery.

      At the court-martial assembled on board the flag-ship, Ocean, at
Sheerness, for the trial of Assistant-Surgeon James Campbell, of the
Wellington, ordinary guard-ship, for drunkenness when on duty, he was found
guilty and dismissed the service.

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BALLINA CHRONICLE
Ballina, Mayo, Ireland
Wednesday, April 24, 1850

(From the Malta Mail of March 30)
      On Sunday last, notice was given in the Roman Catholic Churches, that
for the future no Intermarriages would be permitted between parties, one of
whom professed the Roman Catholic and the other the Protestant faith, except
under a solemn premise that the children to be born thereof should be
brought up in the Roman Catholic faith. On the same day public notice was
given from the altar of the Cathedral church of St. Paul, that for the
future no banns of a marriage would be published, or the solemnity performed
between parties as above, of opposite religious faith, if either had sworn,
in the court of the Roman Catholic Bishop, to bring up the children in the
Roman Catholic faith. His Lordship the Bishop of Gibraltar concluded, and we
think with much reason, that the parents who would consent to such a
sacrifice, had better themselves embrace the profession to which the
children are thus by parental weakness, so unceremoniously condemned.

      A very singular case, which occupied the attention of the Commissioner
of Insolvents now holding his court in this city, is suggestive of serious
ground for reflection. We allude to the case of Mr. John Joseph Tangney, a
solicitor, who, unhappily for himself, as it has turned out, and not
fortunately for others, united to his professional avocations the trade of
bill discounting. The moral of the transaction has been read in the court of
insolvents- Although Mr. Tangney charged an average of £46 on every £100,
and frequently (according to the evidence of Mr. White) received £100 for
every £30 which he advanced to some desperate claimant for a loan, the
result is--the insolvent court! His case is adjourned to next commission.
But Mr. Tangney, the solicitor, is not the only victim of his own usurious
money dealings; Mr. White, a member of the same profession, bitterly regrets
that he ever entered upon the crooked path, and abandoned the legitimate
road. He also had his golden dreams, his Visions of wealth; and he is now
living in the jail of this city, after having lost £1000--Cork Examiner.

      At the Dublin Police-office, on Friday, Thomas Seamon of 11
Dame-street, was fined £5 for having a lottery at his bazaar, the
magistrates staffing, if her persisted, he would in future be mulct in 100l.

      Mr. Litton, Master in Chancery, is dangerously ill.

      Dysentery is prevalent in the gaol of Ennis, which is overcrowded, and
two prisoners died of the disease this week.

      William Blood, Esq, son of Bindon Blood, Esq, is appointed to the chair
of Civil Engineering in Galway Queen's College.


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BALLINA CHRONICLE
Ballina, Mayo, Ireland
Wednesday, April 24, 1850

FRIGHTFUL STORM AND INJURY TO PROPERTY IN IRELAND
      On Thursday between the hours of three and four o'clock in the
afternoon, our city was visited by a terrific thunder storm, accompanied by
a perfect hurricane and fall tempest, the most fearful in its violence, and
the most disastrous in its effects on property (considering the short life
of its countenance), that has ever occurred in the memory of the oldest who
witnessed it. In fact this terrible convulsion of the elements partook in a
very slight degree of the characteristics ascribed to storms in these
temperate latitudes. Its phenomena were rather those peculiar to the sudden
snow gales of the Baltic, the fatal Mediterranean white squall, or the
disastrous and the often unforeseen and unprovided for West Indian
hurricane. The conflict of the elements burst upon the city with a
suddenness and violence that smote the inhabitants with terror and dismay.
We have taken some trouble to ascertain the principal facts attainable
concerning this sudden visitation, both as to the very singular atmospheric
peculiarities observed at its commencement, as also the extent of injury
done in our city and its immediate vicinity, and it gives us no small
pleasure to be able to state, that so far as we have yet learned loss of
human life is not to be reckoned with in this latter category.
      The enormous size of the globules of hail was a subject of intense
wonder, and even curiosity, scarcely repressed by this terror of the
awe-stricken people. We ourselves saw hailstones fall near us considerably
larger each of them than the largest grape-shot. But we have authority for
stating that congealed balls of frozen fluid were dashed in through windows
in some more exposed places, the size of each mass being nearly that of an
egg. This enormous size of the hail-stones was not, of course, in general,
and we have heard the greater size of some of them accounted for by the very
natural supposition of several separate hail-stones being congealed together
at a great altitude whilst falling. It is clear, at all events, that the
hail was of sufficient size and driven with sufficient force to destroy the
glass of an estimated fifth of the windows in the city.
SACKVILLE-STREET
      lying north and south, and its houses being so very high and close
together, did not suffer so much as other parts more exposed. Several
houses, however, suffered greatly, particularly those of the western side,
on which the force of the storm struck obliquely. The upper windows of the
Sackville-street Club, and of nearly all the splendid houses on the same
side of the street were dashed to pieces. The traders and shopkeepers
hastened to close their shops; all business was suspended; the streets were
deserted, save under the Post-office piazza, where crowds, surprised by the
fearful suddenness of the storm, shrank cowering in terror from the repeated
flashes of forked and vivid lightning that heralded the deafening peals of
thunder that seemed to split the very sky overhead. The windows of the
Prince of Wales's and Abbott's hotels in Prince's-street, near the
Post-office corner, were almost totally shattered and the glass in all of
the houses, from the corner of Prince's-street to Mr. Chancellor's, near
Carlisle-bridge, presented a scene of demolition and ruin. The hail as it
fell congregated in enormous heaps on the pave, and at each point where it
was driven by the fury of the wind; and as the congregated masses dissolved,
the entire street became flooded with water. The crossings then became
impassable in many places. The thunder was at one period absolutely
deafening, and the drivers of the equipages assembled at the Rotunda flower
show could scarcely restrain their horses from bursting away with affright.
The animal attached to one vehicle, a one-horse phaeton, sprung away, and
galloped with alarming speed down Britain-street, and turning up
Dominick-street, ran against the area railings of Mr. Lentaigne's house,
which were driven in by the concussion. The horse was severely hurt and the
carriage broken.
      Such parts as faced the north and east presented in their entire extent
a scene of desolation and injury to property - windows broken, and
everything at all tangible injured or destroyed. In Mountjoy-square trees
and shrubs were blown down, and at Summer-hill the houses on the side facing
the storm all suffered. In some, the glass of the windows was literally
blown out of the frame; in short the streets presented the aspect of what we
read of a city after a siege.
      The Round Room of the Rotunda suffered fearful damages and the hail and
rain found its way into the body of the room, the serious personal
inconvenience of the large crowd which thronged it. The room had several
inches of water on the floor, inundated from the garden.
      The Show Yard of the Royal Dublin Society was devastated. The temporary
sheds were prostrated  - the poultry coops scattered about and their
gathered inhabitants sent flying abut terror-stricken. Leinster lawn looked
to be a field after battle. A servant of Lord Plunkett's was so injured by
the fall of the sheds as to be obliged to go to Hospital. Several trees were
blown down.
      A great number of persons sought shelter at Johnston's the silk
mercer's, in Sackville-street. The whole of these extensive premises are
covered in with glass, the smashing of which caused the greatest
consternation, and many ladies fainted with terror from the lightning. At
one time a strong smell of fire increased the alarm which speedily subsided.
The destruction amounted to about a thousand panes of glass.
      The Mansion House, the ancient seat of civic authority, experienced in
an unusual degree the severity of the hurricane. The two fine old elm trees,
in the lawn, near the statue which stood since the reign of Charles I, and
contributed so much to beautify and ornament the building, were blown down
by the violence of the storm, and in the space of a few minutes torn up by
the roots and completely given asunder. The Mansion House itself received
considerable injury, the roof being stripped, and almost all the windows
broken.
      A most extraordinary scene was presented in the Law Library of the
Courts, at four o'clock, when the hailstones burst over it. There were sixty
or seventy barristers writing in the inside room which is almost entirely
lighted from the roof, when a sudden flash of lightning was succeeded by a
shower of hailstones some as large as grapes. Instantly every pane of glass
was shivered and the fragments dashed down on the learned heads. The wig
proved itself a helmet, but notwithstanding this protection, briefs, books,
and bills were instantly deserted - the narrow gallery afforded but little
shelter. Some were protected under the old folios, spreading these
capricious volumes over them, whilst others wrapped their gowns turbanwise
round their heads, whilst the hail pelted in and the glass flew about in
every direction; but when the storm passed over the destruction was visible,
and many a forsaken wig had received the contents of folios of drafts which
were wholly washed out and obliterated.
      In the course of the evening two patients were admitted into Mercer's
Hospital, who had received injuries in consequence of the storm, one and old
woman, whose temple was severely cut by a fall on the street, and the other
a woman, who was crushed by the fall of a ceiling in  one of the houses in
the Liberty. Seven elm trees in the College park were prostrated, and a part
of one was broken off.
      The destruction of glass will amount to several thousand pounds.
      GLASNEVIN - The storm appears to have raged with much greater violence
here than it did on the south side of the city. The devastation it has made
on the roofs of the conservatories is indiscribable; scarcely a whole pane
in some of the houses remain. The roofs of the new range have not suffered
nearly as much, but altogether the spectacle is a very melancholy one at
present, and the damage done very extensive.
      Trinity College suffered a great deal of damage, a great deal of glass
was broken, and several trees were blown down. In the squares also, or
wherever else the houses were exposed to the fury of the storm, the amount
of injury was considerable.
      In Aungier-street, the upper part of a house was blown down, and
several  in other streets, besides a large number of chimneys, &c. In one
district, in the neighbourhood of the Meath Hospital, twelve or fourteen
houses were completely unroofed.
      In portions of Merrion-square, Stephen's-Green, Nassau-street, and
other streets in this district, a vast amount of damage was sustained by the
smashing of glass, particularly in greenhouses in situations exposed to the
fury of the gale. - We regret to stay that almost every pane of glass in St.
Vincent's Hospital (Stephen's Green) was shattered to pieces. Some roofs of
houses were more or less stripped of their slates, and the chimney of a
house in North Frederick-st., corner of Molesworth-st, blown down on the
flagway, but fortunately without personal injury to anyone. Houses in
Bolton-street, Britain-street, Summer-hill, and places in that direction
have also more or les suffered by the severity of the storm.
      However, it is needless to advert to the appearances presented by the
several streets - the description of one is that of all. The effects of the
storm were unparalleled, considering its short countenance.---Dublin
Commercial Journal


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BALLINA CHRONICLE
Ballina, Mayo, Ireland
Wednesday, May 1, 1850

CITY POLICE COURT
      THE FAIRIES - At the city Limerick Police court on Thursday, a lad
named Cornelius Hennessey, arrested as a vagrant, told the presiding
Magistrate he had been for some time with the fairies!
      Magistrate - Who are the fairies?
      Prisoner - The "good people," whose souls the Almighty lets live upon
earth, though their bodies are buried - they took me away from my father's
house, and in a hurling match they broke my leg. - (laughter)
      A Policeman - Though young that lad is, your worship, he is most
incorrigible - breaks window glass and plunders bread-shops - he has a name
for every day of the week.
      Magistrate - If I let you off will you go back to your father?
      How can I, sir? sure there is a fairy at home at my place, and my
father thinks he is his son; as he says he don't know me (great laughter).
      Magistrate - I'll send you back to the "good people" so (a laugh).
      Prisoner - I wouldn't know where to find them now, sir (much laughter).
      Magistrate - I believe not, but you shan't put a finger in my eye. You
are a regular juvenile trickster, and I'll punish you.
      Prisoner - I am satisfied if it is by giving me enough to eat, your
honour (roars of laughter).
      Magistrate - I sentence you to 21 days imprisonment, at hard labour on
the treadmill.
      Prisoner - Very will, sir, I used to practice a little that way with
the fairies (loud laughter) - When you go to them that you may break your
shins on the treadmill (immoderate laughter).
      The delinquent was then committed.

      Cornelius O'Donnell and Wm. Craven were sentenced to 21 days'
imprisonment and to be whipped, for stealing lead; Partrick Gleeson and
Patrick Downy, for stealing hay, like rule.---Limerick Chronicle.

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THE CONNAUGHT JOURNAL
Galway, Monday, October 11, 1824

MILITARY PROMOTIONS
War Office, Oct. 1, 1824
      4th Regiment of Light Dragoons - Lieut. Robert Lewis, from the 12th
Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant, vice St. Quintin, who exchanges.
      6th Regiment of Dragoons - Ensign Henry Robert Addison, from the 65th
Foot, to be Cornet, vice Dund??, who exchanges.
      7th Ditto - Lieutenant William Inge, to be Captain by purchase, vice
Williams, who retires; [cannot read next line].
      11th Ditto - Captain Henry Bond, from half-pay 12th Light Dragoons, to
be Captain, vice Thomas ???? Barlow, who exchanges, receiving the
difference.
      17th Ditto - Lieutenant Matthew Chitty Downes St. Quintin, from the 4th
Light Dragoons, to be Lieutenant vice Lewis, who exchanges.
      3d Regiment of Foot Guards - George Augustus Frederick Noust??n, Gent,
to be Ensign and Lieutenant, by purchase, vice Westenra, promoted in the
75th Foot.
      7th Regiment of Foot - Assistant-Surgeon vice James, appointed to the
?????.
      13th Ditto - Ensign James Jones, to be Lieutenant, without purchase,
vice Rothe, deceased; Richard William Croker, Gent, to be Ensign, vice
Jones.
      21st Ditto - Captain Richard Doherty, to be Major by purchase, vice
Maclaine, promoted; Lieutenant Marcus Beresford, to be Captain, by purchase,
vice Doherty Second Lieutenant, John Picton Becle, to be First Lieutenant,
by purchase, vice Beresford; Wm. Heary Armstrong, Gent, to be Second
Lieutenant, by purchase, vice ?ee?e.
      30th Ditto - John Charles Bettley, Gent, to be Ensign, without
purchase, vice Vandergee, deceased.
      35th Ditto - Lieut. Fowk Moore, from the 87th Foot, to be Lieutenant,
vice Wa??e, appointed to the ? Royal Veteran Battalion.
      38th Ditto - Lieutenant Charles John Boyes, from the 2d West India
Regiment, to be Lieutenant, vice James Watson ??yes, who retires upon
half-pay, vice Toot.
      ??th Ditto - Assistant-Surgeon Richard Noble Starr from half-pay of the
Regiment to be Assistant-Surgeon.
      ?7th Ditto - Brevet Major John Owens, from half-pay 74th Foot, to be
Captain, vice Weste??? Warner Lewis, who exchanges.
      ?0th Ditto - Second Lieutenant Robert Price, from half-pay 2d Ceylon
Regiment, to be Second Lieutenant, vice Carl Wevel Von Krager, who exchanges
receiving the difference.
      62d Ditto - Ensign George Damerura, to be Lieut. by purchase, vice
Mitchell, who retires.
      65d Ditto - Brevet major Charles Wm. Kerr, from the 2d Roayl Veteran
Battalion, to be Captain, vice Smith ,who exchanges.
      6?th Ditto - Cornet Richard Dundas,  from the 6th Dragoons, to be
Ensign, vice Addison, who exchanges.
      69th Ditto - To be Lieutenants without purchase, ensign John Fenn, vice
Smith promoted; ensign James Eyre Muttlebury, vice Roy, deceased; to be
ensign William Semple, junior, vice Muttlebury.
      75th Ditto - Major Henry Viscount Barnard to be lieutenant-colonel by
purchase, vice Sir John Campbell, who retires; captain William M'Adam, to be
major by purchase, vice Lord Barnard; lieutenant Hon. J.C. Westenra, from
the 3d Foot Guards, to be captain, by purchase, vice M'Adam.
      87th Ditto - Lieutenant Crosbie Morgell Christian from the 1st Royal
Veteran Battalion, to be lieutenant, vice Moor, appointed to the 35th Foot.
      91st Ditto - Brevet lieutenant-colonel John M'Donald to be
lieutenant-colonel by purchase, vice MacNeile, who retires; captain Robert
Anderson, to be major, by purchase, vice Macdonald; lieutenant William
Fraser, to be captain, by purchase, vice Anderson; ensign George A. Barnes
to be lieutenant, by purchase, vice Fraser; William M. Weltenhall, Gent to
be ensign, by purchase, vice Barnes.
      2d West India Regiment - lieuteant John Campbell from the Ceylon
regiment, to be lieutenant, vice Boyes, appointed to the 38th foot.
      Ceylon Regiment - Lieutenant T.E. Hodges, from half-pay 21st foot, to
be lieutenant, vice Campbell, appointed to the 2d West India Regiment.
      Royal African Colonial Corps - Hospital Assistant John Bell to be
Assistant Surgeon, vice Geddes, whose appointment has not taken place.
      1st Royal Veteran Battalion - Captain Wm. Smith, from the 63d Foot, to
be captain, vice Kerr, who exchanges; assistant-surgeon William Dillon, from
half-pay 72d foot, to be assistant-surgeon, vice Wm. Gardiner, who
exchanges.
      Veteran Companies for service at Newfoundland - assistant-surgeon James
Strachan, from half-pay 3d West India Regiment, to be assistant-surgeon.
      STAFF - Lieutenant Henry Anderson, from the 39th foot to be Adjutant of
a Recruiting District, vice Valentine Munbee, who retires upon half-pay ?9th
foot.
      HOSPITAL STAFF - Staff Surgeon William Lyons, from half-pay, to be
surgeon to the Forces vice Tully, promoted; Assistant Surgeon Isaac James,
from the 7th foot, to be Assistant Surgeon to the Forces, vice Muir, who
retires upon half-pay, 1st foot.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

      Henry Grattan Douglass, a native of Ireland, is appointed Chief
Magistrate of Van Dieman's Land.
      Lieutenant-Colonel Sutherland, who commanded our troops in defeating
the Ashantees, was stationed in Limerick garrison, not long since, as Major
of the 93d Highlanders.
      Captain Morgan, of the 2d battalion 35th Native Infantry, is discharged
the East India Company's Service, for insulting his Commanding Officer.


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THE CONNAUGHT JOURNAL
Galway, Thursday, October 14, 1824

    On Tuesday night, the 5th Inst., the house of James Langstaff, Esq., near
Drumreany, a police station in the barony of Kilkenny West, county
Westmeath, was attacked by a party of men, consisting of nearly 40, all
armed, under a leader dressed as well as any gentleman. After obtaining
entrance, they ordered the servants to deliver up Mr. Langstaff's sons,
which was all that they required; upon which four guns, four pistols and a
spring bayonet, were handed to them, with which they departed. The commander
was dressed in a suit of blue, much like that of an officer; and his boots
creaked, as those only do which are worn within doors.

      On Wednesday night last, Thomas O'Neill, driver of the Limerick and
Waterford Mail, having an altercation with his wife in Clonmel, struck her
some blows of a stick of which she died. The unfortunate man was the first
to make known the dreadful catastrophe, and surrendered himself. - The wife
was much addicted to drunkenness. A Coroner's Inquest was held on the body -
Verdict, "Wilful Murder."

      On Wednesday evening, as John M'Mahon, of Lehinch, County Clare, and
Patrick and James M'Mahon, of Ballycasey, were returning from market, they
were attacked on the height of Thomond-gate, by five fellows who beat them
with large wattles and spade ?????, in so savage a manner that James M'Mahon
died yesterday in the Infirmary and his two brothers are in a dangerous
state; the pretext for the assassination is that these peaceable farmers
attempted to vend their grain without the intervention of a gang of ruffians
demoniated "Corn Bankers [?]" - a gang, we repeat it, discreditable to those
who countenance them.

     SUICIDE - A melancholy proof of human frailty was given on Saturday by
the discovery of the body of a young man, now recognized as Christopher
Clements. The body was found in the Canal, between Leeson-street and
Charlemont Bridges, on Saturday morning. Mr. Clement's legs were tied, a
heavy stone was then tied to one of his arms, and from the evidence produced
before Alderman Tyndal, Coroner, there was no doubt left on the minds of the
Jury that the deceased destroyed himself while in a state of mental
derangement.--Dublin E. Post.

      Several accidents are reported to have occurred last night near the
Canal. The body of an elderly Gentleman, whose name we understand as Edgar,
was taken out of the canal this morning near Portobello Bridge. He was
returning to his house, in Charlemont-street, when he was swept by the force
of the wind.

      A young man named Timothy Sullivan, was killed in a dancing house, near
Ennis, on Sunday evening last, by a fellow of the name of Michael James, who
has absconded.

      A man of the name of James Connell, was shot dead by a military party,
near Kilderre?y, who were called out to quell a riot at Ahascross Fair on
Tuesday.

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BALLINA CHRONICLE
Ballina, Mayo, Ireland
Wednesday, May 1, 1850

MISCELLANEOUS
      There are 520 prisoners in Tralee gaol, three times more that it was
built to accommodate.
      Eight vessels laden with Indian corn, wheat and oats, arrived at Galway
last week.
      No dividend is expected at the next meeting of the City of Dublin steam
packet company.
      Carlisle fort, on the Cork river, is preparing for the reception of 200
convicts from Spike Island.
      All the emigrants embarking at Galway this season sail for the United
States.
      The damage done to Dublin by the hurricane, is estimated at 27,000l.
      At Kilrush there are 7,700 persons in receipt of out door relief, and
3,656 in the workhouse.
      There are 18 Irish bred horses entered for the Chester Cup.
      Mr. Donovan, of Cork, ship carpenter, fell into the docks of Galway on
Sunday night, and was drowned.
      Upwards of 400 persons left Waterford on Friday by the Liverpool
steamer on their way to America.
      The Lord Chancellor has appointed John Francis Brown, Esq., of Tuam, to
the Commission of the Peace for the county Galway.
      Mr. Joseph Robbins, whose estate of Firgrove was sold for eighteen
years purchase, under the Encumbered Estates Commission, is the Governor of
the Kilkenny gaol.
      On Friday at Parsonstown, John Slevin, Michael Meary, and Patrick
Burke, were sentenced to 14 years transportation for the abduction of Miss
Kate Scully.
      On Tuesday, the rev. Mr. Phillips, P.P., was riding in the vicinity of
Clogher, when his horse threw him, and the rev. gentleman falling on his
head was killed on the spot.
      Friday night the office of Mr. Hughes's flour mill Galway, was entered
by miscreants who broke open the desk, and took therefrom three packages of
silver, containing 10l. each, two 1l. notes and 6l. in copper.
      A number of unfortunate tenants have been evicted during the last week,
and their houses thrown down on the property of Lord Oranmore, in the
neighbourhood of Turloghmore, Clare and Galway.- The proceedings were under
the Chancery Court.
      The Killarney guardians have resolved that no system of tenure requires
amendment more than that of Trinity College, who held 88,000 acres in Kerry,
yet their land is the most impoverished, by the principle of short lease,
and heavy fines, thus retarding improvements and deterring industry.
      Thomas N. Bagot, Esq., is chairman, Richard D'Arcy, Esq., vice
chairman, Roderick J. Kealy, Esq, deputy vice chairman of the new union of
Glenmaddy, Galway.
      Dr. Porter reports four hopeless cases of cholera in Carlow union
hospital.

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February 20, 1766
The Pennsylvania Gazette

TWO POUNDS Reward.
RUN away, on Sunday Night last, from the Subscriber, living in East
Whiteland, Chester County, a Servant Man, named Nicholas Coffey, born in
Ireland, about 25 years of Age, tall and slender, long visaged, has a sour
Look, of a sandy Complexion, and lisps a little; had on a Boyfine Hat, half
worn, light coloured Fustian Coat, blue Jacket, with Metal Buttons, a brown
Camblet under Jacket, the back ripped, old white Shirt, Leather Breeches,
white Yarn Stockings, the Top of one of them old, and half worn Shoes and
Buckles. He served a Time in Philadelphia, has been since at Sea, likewise
campaigning, is acquainted in most Parts of this Province, and may thereby
the better pass for a Freeman. He has at Times the Third day Ague, the Fit
coming on him in the Evening, and is a remarkable Liar. Whoever secures the
said Servant so as his Master may have him again, shall have the above
Reward with reasonable Charges, from RICHARD RICHISON.


April 24, 1766
The Pennsylvania Gazette

Lancaster, April 15, 1766.
WAS committed to my Custody, on the 11th of this Inst. on Suspicion of a
Runaway Servant, a Girl, who calls herself Isabel Beard, she was born in
Ireland, and came in the Snow Pitt above two Years ago; she is about 4 Feet
8 Inches high, very thickset; had on, when committed, a blue Stuff Gown,
striped Linsey Petticoat and Bed Gown, old Shoes and Stockings; she says she
belongs to a certain William Grimes, a Jobber, and late of York County,
where she says she left him. Her Master therefore, if any she has, is hereby
desired to come, pay her Charges, and take her away, otherwise she will be
sold for her Fees, by MATTHIAS BOOGH, Goaler.

May 22, 1766
The Pennsylvania Gazette

RUN away from the Subscriber, living near New Castle, on Sunday Night last,
the 18th of this instant May, an Irish Servant Man, named Henry Cowan, about
24 Years of Age, dark Complexion, about 5 Feet 6 Inches high, pretty fat;
had on when he went away, a light blue Serge Coat, Nankeen Jacket and
Breeches, white Linen Shirt, white Thread Stockings, new Pumps, and wears
his own black Hair; came from Ireland last Fall, in the Ship Marquis of
Granby, Captain Macilvaine, and as he is a tolerable Good Scholar, may forge
a Pass, perhaps; from under the Captain Hand. Whoever takes up and secures
said Servant, so that his Master may have him again, shall have Five Pounds
Reward, and reasonable Charges, paid by MATTHEW CANNON.

N.B. All Masters of Vessels are forbid to carry him off at their Peril.


May 8, 1766
The Pennsylvania Gazette

Albemarle, April 9, 1766.
ABSCONDED from his Service, on Saturday, the Fifth Instant, a Servant Man,
belonging to the Subscriber, named Andrew Haddock, a Native of Ireland,
about 5 Feet 10 Inches high, well set of a ruddy Complexion, grey Eyes, dark
brown Hair, which he commonly wears tied up in a String, has lost one of his
upper fore Teeth, dressed in a Pair of Buckskin Breeches, red Waistcoat,
Snuff coloured Cloth Coat, and a blue Cloth or Drab Surtout, the small Cape
lined with Velvet of the same Colour, he is Master of a tolerable good
Address; he rode a likely bay Mare, between 13 and 14 Hands high, is fond of
strong Drink, writes a good Hand, is tolerably well acquainted with Figures,
and pretends to be so with the Latin Language, and some Branches of the
Mathematicks; his Employment was to keep School. Whoever takes up and
secures the said Runaway, so that he be delivered to me, or shall bring him
to me, living in the lower Part of Albermarle County, shall receive, if
taken up in this Colony, Five Pounds, besides what the Law allows, or if
taken up out of the Colony, Ten Pounds, paid by

JOHN LEWIS, junior.
July 3, 1766
The Pennsylvania Gazette

FIVE POUNDS Reward.
RUN away from the subscriber, a servant man and woman, named Walter and
Winford Pritchet; the man is a taylor to trade, and cannot do any other
work; the woman is a stay maker, and very handy at house work; they both
speak good English, but low, take snuff, and love liquor; the man is about 5
feet 7 inches high, has black hair, and grey eyes; the woman is but low of
stature, pretty likely, has black eyes and black hair; as they came lately
from Ireland, their clothes are but ordinary, and probably have changed
them. Whoever secures them in any goal on this continent, and lets me know
in the public paper of this province, shall have the above reward for both,
or Fifty Shillings for either. I hear the man is listed, and has taken his
wife with him to Fort Pitt. All gentlemen of the army are forbid to list or
harbour them, and Captains of vessels to carry them off, at their peril.
HENRY NEILL.


July 31, 1766
The Pennsylvania Gazette

RUN away from the subscribers, living in Drummore township, Lancaster
county, on the 24th of this instant July, two Irish servant lads; the one
named John Riley, about 22 years of age, about 5 feet 9 inches high, a broad
well set fellow, wears his own brown hair, which curls a little, and speaks
with the brogue; had on, when he went away, a blackish mixed home made cloth
coat and jacket, felt hat, coarse shirt and trowsers, white ribbed yarn
stockings, and good channel pumps. The other named Philip Meganaty, about 17
years of age, a slim thin visaged lad, about 5 feet 5 or 6 inches high, wear
his own hair, which is brown, straight, and commonly tyed, and speaks a
little with the brogue; had on, when he went away, a drab coloured coat and
jacket, bound with worsted tape of the same colour, but not lined, a felt
hat, check shirt, blue breeches, white ribbed yarn stockings, good channel
pumps, and took with him a pair of check trowsers. They both came from the
north of Ireland this summer. Whoever takes up and secures said Servants, so
as their masters may have them again, shall have Four Pounds reward, or
Forty shillings for either, and reasonable charges, paid by

MOSES IRVING, or GEORGE McCULLOUGH


July 17, 1766
The Pennsylvania Gazette

RUN away from the Subscriber, living in Little Britain Township, Lancaster
County, an Province of Pennsylvania, on the 10th inst. July, an Irish
Servant Man, named Patrick Campbell, about 20 Years of Age, 5 Feet 9 Inches
high, has a down Look, stoop shouldered, with his Hair tied, some old Scars
on his Temple, is a middling good Scholar, speaks with the Brogue, had on,
when he went away, an old Hat, a short blackish Coat, with small Lappels,
and no Lining in it, two Shirts, one of which he made use of for a Wallet,
long Ozenbrigs Trowsers, Stockings, and Shoes, without Buckles; he had a
Sickle with him, and it is thought he will pass for a Reaper; he informed me
he was in the King Service in Ireland and Portugal. Whoever takes up said
Servant, and secures him, so as his Master may have him again, shall have
Three Pounds Reward, and reasonable Charges, paid by

JAMES JOHNSTON.


August 14, 1766
The Pennsylvania Gazette

FIVE POUNDS Reward.
RUN away from the Subscriber, living near Chester, on Delaware, an indented
Servant Man, named James Fennell, about five Feet ten Inches high, twenty
Years of Age, has a thinish Face, down Looks, brown Hair, lost one of his
fore Teeth, walks wide, and has a Kind of rocking in his Gait, like one that
is just come from Sea: took with him, a blue Cloth Coat, the Lining torn, a
brown Saggathy Coat, with a Rent in the Back, a figured brown Velvet Jacket,
two white Shirts, one Check Ditto, a new Pair of Check Trowsers, three or
four Pair of Stockings, and a Pair of Shoes almost new. It is supposed he
will steal a Horse (being an arrant Thief) and make towards the Frontiers,
forge a Pass, and change his Clothes; he is a sly still Fellow, looks like
country born, tho' he came from the West of Ireland last Fall, where he was
advertised, with a large Reward. Whoever takes up and secures said Fennel,
so as he may be had again, shall have the above Reward, and reasonable
Charges, paid by

JAMES WILLCOX.


August 7, 1766
The Pennsylvania Gazette

Salem, July 30, 1766.
RUN away, on the Tenth Day of June last, from his Bail, a certain Edward
Ashton, born in Ireland, by Trade a Taylor, served his Time in Bristol,
Pennsylvania, about 5 Feet 6 Inches high, of a sandy Complexion; has on a
new Fustian Coat, with gilt Buttons, old blue Everlasting Breeches, white
thread Stockings, good Shoes, and a Pair of Silver Buckles, marked S. W. He
was seen at Bristol the 28th Instant, with a blue Coat and Jacket and a Pair
of striped Holland Trowsers on. Whoever takes up and secures said Runaway in
any Goal, if in the Province of Pennsylvania, shall receive Eight Dollars
Reward; and if in the Province of New Jersey, Ten Dollars, and reasonable
Charges, paid by

JOHN BREEDING.


September 11, 1766
The Pennsylvania Gazette

RUN away on the 5th of this instant, September, an Irish servant lad, named
William Sheppard, about 18 years old, 5 feet 4 or 5 inches high, has light
strait hair, and grey eyes; had on, a half worn felt hat, a long dark grey
Irish frize surtout coat, white homespun linen shirt and trowsers, strong
shoes, and brass buckles. He served his time in Ireland to a weaver, and may
have his indentures with him, with a clearance from his master in Ireland.
He can read and write, is very impudent and talkative, much given to cursing
and swearing, and loves strong drink, and may have forged a pass to travel
with. He pretended to be lame in his foot, with a sprain, when he went away,
and came from Ireland last spring with Captain Mackey. Whoever takes up said
servant and sends him to Philadelphia goal, or secures him in any other
goal, and sends him to the Philadelphia goaler, shall have Thirty Shillings
Reward, and reasonable charges.


October 30, 1766
The Pennsylvania Gazette

RUN away from the Subscriber in Newport, an Irish Servant Man, named John
Purday, and Mary, his Wife, the said John Purday is about 5 Feet 9 Inches
high, and about 27 Years of Age, is pitted with the Small pox, has strait
pale Hair commonly tied behind; had on, when he went away, a light coloured
Coat, and Thickset Jacket and Breeches, Worsted Stockings, his Hat sharp
cocked, and appears very neat in his Clothes, has been a Soldier in
Flanders, speaks very good English, a little inclined to the Scotch Accent.
His Wife is a little short thin woman, dark Complexion, dark frizled hair,
speaks broad Scotch. They are about 6 Weeks in from Ireland, and came in the
Ship Marquis of Granby. Whoever takes up the said John Purday, so as his
Master may have him again, shall have Twenty Shillings Reward, and
reasonable Charges, paid by me ROBERT ALL, or by applying to Mr. JAMES
ALEXANDER, Merchant in Water street, Philadelphia.

ROBERT ALL.


November 6, 1766
The Pennsylvania Gazette

THIRTY SHILLINGS Reward.
RUN away, on the 2d Instant, from the Subscriber, living in Leacock
Township, Lancaster County, a Servant Lad, named Samuel Askin, came lately
in the Ship Rose from the North of Ireland; he is a short set Lad, with long
black Hair, commonly hanging round his Shoulders, thin Visage, small brown
Eyes, and has a dull Look: Had on, when he went away, a brown Coat, with a
small Cape, slash Sleeves, and yellow Buttons, Cloth Jacket and Breeches,
something different in Colour from the Coat, and full long for him, with
yellow Buttons, Dimity or Linen under Jacket, bluish rubbStockings, and half
worn Shoes. Whoever takes up and secures said Servant, so as his Master may
have him again, shall have the above Reward, by applying to James Stephens,
in Philadelphia, or to the Subscriber,

MOSES BRINTON.

N.B. It is supposed said Servant is now in Philadelphia.


November 13, 1766
The Pennsylvania Gazette

RUN away, the 29th of October, from the Subscriber, living at Christine
Bridge, Newcastle county, a convict servant woman, named Alice McCarty,
alias Eleanor Brown, about 35 years of age, born in Ireland, has brown hair,
very lusty and fat; had on, and took with her, an old brown camblet gown, 2
short gowns, the one white linen, the other dark calicoe, both new, a cream
coloured skirt, a red quilt, 2 check aprons, a pair of neat made mens shoes,
and a pair of diamond cut silver buckles, marked E. H. a linen handkerchief,
spotted red and white, coarse sheet and blanket, and a pair of womens shoes,
all which she stole when she went away; it is supposed she is in company
with a man, his name unknown. Said servant has been several times whipped in
the workhouse, in Philadelphia, and whipped for theft at the public post.

N.B. The master of the servant forgot to put his name to his advertisement.


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BALLINA CHRONICLE
Ballina, Mayo, Ireland
Wednesday, May 1, 1850

BIRTHS
      On Thursday last, at Westport House, the Marchioness of Sligo of a
daughter. Her Majesty and infant are progressing favourably.
      In this town on Saturday last, the lady of the Rev. John H. Atkins, of
a son.

MARRIED
      On Thursday last, by license, at the Cathedral Church, Killala, by the
Very Rev. the Dean Mr. John Simms, Master of Killala School, to Miss E.
Ford, youngest daughter of the late Mr. Edward Ford, Land Surveyor.

DEATHS
      On Friday morning last, at Webster-place, Dublin, Anne, the beloved and
affectionate wife of Adam Campbell, Esq. The deceased is much regretted by a
numerous circle of friends and relatives.
     At Phibsborough, Frances, eldest daughter of the late Joseph Bourke,
Esq., of Carrowkeel, in this county.


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Galway, Thursday, October 14, 1824

MARRIED
      At Kilroe, on Wednesday, the 6th instant, John Morris, Esq., of Tuam,
to Sarah, second daughter of Timothy Hanly, Esq.
      On Thursday last at Outerarde, by the Rev. John Wilson, Lieutenant
Christian, of the 87th Regiment, to Catherine, youngest daughter of the late
Henry Briscoe, Esq. of Tinvane, County Tipperary.
      September 27, at the parish church, Halifax, Mr. D. Ferrar, inn-keeper,
Elland, aged 90, who had been a disconsolate widower seven weeks, to Mrs.
Michael of Barley, a blooming widow of 25, after a tedious courtship of one
hour and 59 minutes!
      October 5, at Hampton, the Hon. and Very Rev. The Dean of Windsor, to
Charlotte Selina, second daughter of Richard Moore, Esq. of Hampton Court
Palace.
      On the 1st instant, in Drumcree church, Mr. Robert Telford, jun., linen
merchant, of Tartarrahan, to Miss Criggan, of Mullantine.

DIED.
      On Tuesday last, after two days illness, the Lady of William Shaw
Mason, Esq. of Camden-street, Dublin.
      On Wednesday last, at Treborth, Carnarvonshire, Margaret, eldest
daughter of John Cheyne, Esq. Physician General to his Majesty's Army in
Ireland.
      On the 1st instant, suddenly of apoplexy, while visiting at dinner, the
Rev. Henry Baddell, of Habeengrany [?], county Wicklow.
      In Castle-street, Dublin, on Sunday last, at twelve o'clock, Mrs.
Lamprey, aged 67, mother to the present and the late High Sheriff Lamprey,
of that city.
      September 30, at Winchelsea, Sussex, aged 75, Edwin Dawes, Esq.
      October 1, Mary, widow of John Stockdale, bookseller, Piccadilly, in
her 76th year.
      On the 3d instant, in Little Britain-street, Dublin, of a decline, Mr.
John Byrnes, Printer.
      At Grange Lodge, Mountmellick, Margaret, wife of Robert Goodbody, one
of the Society of Friends.


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Galway, Thursday, October 14, 1824


COALS.

      There are in Ireland eight coal districts, viz:
1. The Antrim, which occurs close to Fairhead.
2. The Tyrone, situated immediately to the south of Lough Neagh.
3. The Fermanagh, which occurs to the north of Lough Erne.
4. The Connaught, which occupies considerable portions of the counties of
Roscommon, Sligo, Leitrim and Cavan.
5. The Monaghan, situated to the West of teh town of Carrickmacross.
6. The Leinster, which extends through portions of the Counties of Kilkenny,
Queen's County and Carlow.
7. The Tipperary, situated between the river Nure and the town of Cashel.
8. The Munster, which occupies portions of the Counties of Clare, Limerick,
Kerry and Cork.
      Hence, it appears, that out of the thirty-two counties of Ireland, coal
is to be found in no less than sixteen.
      The Irish coal is of two kinds, the bituminous or flaming, and the
stone coal, or non-flaming.
      The whole of the coal districts situated to the North of a line drawn
from Dublin to Galway, contains bituminous coal; those to the South of that
line contain stone coal.


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BALLINA CHRONICLE
Ballina, Mayo, Ireland
Wednesday, May 1, 1850

      EXECUTION OF THE CONVICT MURPHY - At one o'clock this day the execution
of the unfortunate man, William Murphy, convicted at the last assizes of
murder, took place in front of the county jail. As usual on the occasion of
such edifying spectacles, immense crowds of people thronged the roads near
the jail. The Sub-Sheriff, Mr. Johnson, and a number of the police, with a
body of the hussars and infantry, were in attendance. The unfortunate
convict, when brought out and pinioned, appeared quite firm, although weak
from sickness and walked with perfect steadiness. He was attended to the
drop by the Very Rev. Thomas Barry, the Rev. J. O'Brien, Rev. J. Begley and
Rev. Thomas Walsh, and the culprit appeared to listen to the prayers with
the most profound attention. He made a declaration in Irish, which was
interpreted by  the Very Rev. Thomas Barry, amounting to a full confession
of the murder, and expression of the deepest penitence. The rev. gentleman
remained by the prisoner until after he had been placed on the drop and the
cap adjusted. Scarcely a moment then intervened before the drop fell, and
after a few short struggles the unhappy criminal ceased to live. After the
usual time had elapsed the body was cut down.--Cork Examiner.

      SUICIDE OF TWO SOLDIERS - A tragedy of a most revolting nature took
place in the military barracks of this town on Monday evening last, the
particulars of which are as follows: - A private soldier of the 74th
Highlanders, stationed here, named William Williams, a native of the county
of Sligo, while labouring under a bit of temporary insanity, put a period to
his existence by shooting himself through the head, the ball going in at the
temple and passed quite through the skull and out the other side. The horror
of this occurrence had scarce subsided, when on the following morning, about
a quarter past seven o'clock, whilst the men were on parade, a repetition of
the same dreadful deed took place, the unfortunate suicide in this instance
being another private of the same regiment, a Scotchman, named Durcan
Lovejoy, made a tailor, who also drove a musket ball through his skull,
entering one side and passing out the other. Two such melancholy occurrences
taking place in the same regiment, in space of a few hours, is, we believe,
without parallel; and what makes the matter strange is the fact that the two
unfortunate men had no acquaintance with each other. We understand that one
of them was a man particularly characterised for sobriety, good conduct and
military discipline.--Clonmel Chronicle.

      A BOY CONSUMED IN  A LIME KILN - Last week an inquest was held near
Thomastown, by T. Izod, Esq., coroner, on a few burned bones, all that
remained of the body of a young lad, twelve years old, named John Ryan, who
it appeared, came by his death under the following horrible circumstances: -
Some little boys were roasting potatoes on Mrs. Ryan's lime kiln in Newtown,
near Thomastown. As it was intended to "let the kiln out" no fresh layers of
lime stone had been put on, and the lime was about two feet from the top of
the kiln. The boys were afraid to venture on the kiln to get their potatoes,
when John Ryan, who was in the habit of throwing a large stone one the
centre of the kiln, and sitting on it, volunteered to get them for them. He
threw in a large flag which remained on the centre of the kiln, and then
jumped on the flag. Immediately the flag and he were swallowed up in the
burning lime which closed on him-no part, but one hand, as the children
stated, remaining above the lime. The workmen, alarmed by the children's
cries, ran up and saw a cloud of dark smoke accompanied by a most
intolerable stench continuing to issue from the kiln for more than half an
hour; and when all the lime was drawn from the kiln, about a handful of
bones, principally ribs and one heel bone, was all that remained of the
little sufferer. By the heel bone, Dr. Stirling, who examined on the
inquest, identified the remains to be those of a young person. A verdict of
"Accidental death" was returned.-- Kilkenny Moderator.

      DISTRESSING OCCURRENCE IN CONNECTION WITH THE LOSS OF THE ROYAL
ADELAIDE - One of the unfortunate victims in the wreck of the above-named
steamer was a poor man named Canavan, who had been a servant in a
gentleman's family, near Passage; his loss was rendered still more bitter to
his unfortunate family from the circumstances which caused him to be in the
vessel on the night she was lost. An officer who belonged to a regiment
lately ordered off from this, having seen this poor man's daughter, who was
a very pretty looking girl, set about his base purposes with regard to her,
and eventually persuaded her to go off with him. The poor father,
immediately on hearing she had left where he had placed her in Cork,
understanding where she went, set off in pursuit of her, and lost his life
in endeavouring to save her. Thus the conduct of a gentleman has plunged a
poor family in ruin and disgrace. It is mournful to think on the fate of the
unhappy girl herself.--Cork Examiner.


Cathy Joynt Labath
Ireland Old News
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BALLINA CHRONICLE
Ballina, Mayo, Ireland
Wednesday, May 1, 1850

SALE OF INCUMBERED ESTATE
In Ireland
NOTICE TO CLAIMANTS AND
INCUMBRANCES

In the Matter of the Estate,     }WHEREAS, by
the Right Honorable Do -       } an absolute order
minick Lord Oranmore           } bearing date the
and Browne, Owner.              }TWELFTH day of De
       Experts                            }cember, 1849 it was
Sir Moses Montefiore            }Ordered that the Lands
Bart, and Samuel Gur-           }of Rawmore, Gurteenacre,
ney, Petitioners.                     }Kingsland, Knockglass,
______________________} Poulacopple, situate in the Barony of Athenry and County
of Galway; Coolarn, Lackagh, Lackmore, Carronlee, Caherteenmore, Carroulee
North, Lisarulla, Ruanemore, Lough George, Lerry and Derry, situate in the
Barony of Clare, and same County; Ardnageehee, Ashford, Cloonanamarra, situate
in the Half Barony of Ross, same County; Coonmullinane, Creeve, Renebracken,
situate in the Half Barony of Ballymoe, and County of Roscommon; Carrabrowne,
Casltequarter, Sylane, Galway Houses, Galway Mills, Clonagour, Knocknecarra,
Blakehill, Meneloon, Shangort, Salthill, Clyhane, situate in the County of the
Town of Galway, and the residue of a Term of Ninety-nine Years from the First of
November, 1840, ALL THAT AND THOSE, the Lands of Castlecarra and Dromore,
situate in the Barony of Carra, and County of Mayo, shall be Sold for the
purpose of discharging the Incumbrances thereon.
      Now, all the persons claiming Estates or Interests on the said Premises,
who may object to such Order, are hereby informed that the Commissioners will
hear any application which any such Persons may desire to bring before them, on
Notice, to be served at the Office, 14, Henrietta-street, Dublin, within One
Calendar Month from the date hereof.
      And all persons claiming Charges or Incumbrances on the said Premises or
any part thereof, excepting those Persons mentioned in the Master's Report made
in the Cause of Gurney and Others against Lord Oranmore and Others, and bearing
date the 20th day of June, 1849, are required to lodge a brief Statement of the
Particulars thereof at the said Office, within Two Calender Months from the date
hereof, and also to send their respective Addresses in order that they may
receive notice at what time and in what manner their claims should be
established.
      Dated the 6th day of April, 1850.
      S. WOULFE FLANAGAN,
                                          Secretary.
      Sir Mathew Barrington, Son, and Jeffries, Attorneys for Petitioners, having
the Carriage of the proceedings, 10, Ely Place, Dublin.

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