Janet, mo chara (agus mo maistreas) Thanks very much for these nuggets. The last item has information on the trial of Father Nicholas Sheehy and Ned Meehan. My fellow Meehan researcher noticed it first and directed my attention to it. I am thrilled. Thank you soooo much! Go raibh maith agat! Ted, do chara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Janet Crawford" <reojan@gmail.com> To: <cotipperary@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 02, 2008 4:46 PM Subject: [COTIPPERARY] Misc. surnames and dates II > These from The Dublin University Magazine: > Recorded in the Gazette: > Nov. 13, 1837 - On the evening of the 26th (October) the fair day of > Golden, in the county of Tipperary, James CURRY, an inhabitant of that > village, was violently assulted near his dwelling, by two men, from > the effects of which he died on the 8th, in the infirmary of Cashel > > > Nov. 6th -Sub-Constable Eugene SHEA was knocked down in the streets of > Mullinahone, in the county of Tipperary, and his skull was fractured, > on the night of the 22nd (October), by a man with a stone, from the > effects of which Shea, after lingering, has since died - Dublin > Gazette. > > > Also here a long report of the murder of Denis MURPHY on the lands of > Foxfort, near Bansha, as reported by the Tipperary Constitution: > > http://books.google.ie/books?id=44U32KAK1LcC&pg=RA1-PA759&dq=Tipperary&lr=&as_brr=1 > > Nov 12 - On Sunday night, another armed party came to the house of a > respectable farmer named HONAN of Ballyhurst, within two miles of > Tipperary (Town), and beat the inmates in a most savage manner. The > family consisted of the father, and six or seven sons, so that the > attacking party must have been tolerably numerous. The old man has > since died from the effects of the injuries he received. > > On Tuesday night, the 14th instant, John MANNIX, of Kerryman, was > brutally murdered on the lands of Ballykisteen, near Tipperary. He was > a man who sold cows on time, and was, when murdered, going through the > county collecting debts due to him for cows sold last year. > > > Long piece on a lawsuit from 1848 mentioning James ORCHARD of > Killenaule, Denis TYNE of Crohill and Patrick O'DONNELL of Ballingarry > at > > http://books.google.ie/books?id=G3MDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA362&dq=Tipperary&lr=&as_brr=1#PPA362,M1 > > > A long piece on Tipperary evictions here: > > http://books.google.ie/books?id=rLMCAAAAIAAJ&pg=RA2-PA522&dq=Tipperary&lr=&as_brr=1#PRA2-PA522,M1 > >>From Notes of a Short Tour Through the Midland Counties of Ireland: > > 1836 > > The town of Tipperary has a weary length of mud suburb, which, at the > time of our passing through, had poured its contents into the main > street. At least 100 men, in frieze, and many of them ragged, were > standing about. "Is it market-day here?" I somewhat thoughtlessly > asked the landlady, as we were changing horses. "Oh no", she answered, > "the streets are generally as full at this time; they are men who can > get nothing to do." Is this not enough to account for all the > turbulence for which Tipperary is famous? Landlords in Ireland are > naturally unwilling to believe the unpleasant truth, that the country > is disturbed because the laborers are in misery, and I have heard some > allege the case of Tipperary in proof of this.... > In the parish of Tipperary there are above 600 laborers, and not more > than 200 have constant employment. The food of those who get work is > potatoes, to which they sometimes add sour milk in the summer, and a > herring in the winter. When out of work they live in misery, beg and > perhaps steal. > > More here: > http://books.google.ie/books?id=hUYEAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA272&dq=Tipperary&lr=&as_brr=1#PPA272,M1 > > >>From the Anti-Jacobin Review and Magazine: > > http://books.google.ie/books?id=0jMCAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA242&dq=Tipperary&lr=&as_brr=1 > > All on the trial of Fr. Nicholas SHEEHY- > > The information of David Landregin [LONERGAN], of the county of > Tipperary, farmer, sworn before John Hewetson, Esq., a magistrate of > said county, on the 15th March, 1767.... > > The information of Thomas RAWLEY, of the county of Tipperary, farmer... > > The information of James FARREL, of Rehill, in the county of Tipperary... > > Some information on the White Boys > > Janet > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > COTIPPERARY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >