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    1. [COTIPPERARY] Misc surnames and dates I
    2. Janet Crawford
    3. I played around in Google Books today and found a few interesting things. I would suggest you look at any links soon before the books go away, however, Google Books is currently down, so.... HERE ARE BITS AND PIECES: Memoirs of the Different rebellions in Ireland Phineas HUNT, a young lad, the son of Mr. Hunt, a protestant gentleman of furtune, of Cappag...was impelled by a system of terror, to be sworn, and to join the United Irishmen, in the month of February, 1798.... Philip CAHILL, of Kilduff...swore an information before George BENNETT, Esq., a magistrate thereof, dated the 18th of February, 1798... Richard MURPHY of Killenaule...swore an information before Oliver LATHAM...dated the 22nd of February, 1798... Michael HOGAN of Newport, swore before William ANDERSON, a magistrate, dated the 12th of March, 1798, that on the first of said month, he was invited by Daniel REDDY, into his house to drink, and in the course of conversation, he offerred him fifty Guineas if he would murder Robert LLOYD, and Francis QUINN, esquires; and informed him, that, in the course of a few nights, the United men would put Mt. WALLER, of Castle Waller, and Mr. Anderson of Foxhall to death; and he showed him the plan of a pike to which he was to get fifty made by a blacksmith. Oliver BROWN, of Booaree, swore an information before George Bennett dated the 18th of April, 1798, that on the first of March, 1798, a number of people, about four hundred, assembled on the hill of Tullough, where they formed themselves into ranks, under officers and serjeants; that James KEARY and Daniel COLLISON acted as officers, and that the said party, marched three abreast into the village of Templetooky. John MAHER, of Ballingarry, swore before William Despard, on the 8th of May, 1798, that on the 29th of April, Denis MAHER, of Grathagh, gave him a written paper... In 1774...Mr. Ambrose POWER of Barrett's-town...was murdered in his own house by a band of assassins The Warrant was as follows:- "County of Tipperary, to wit--By the Worshipful the justices of the peace at the general quarter sessions of the peace, held at Thurles, in and for the County of Tipperary, the 20th day of October, 1844. "Whereas James Meade NESBITT, late of Barrisokane, in the county of Tipperary, stands indicted in the Peace Office of the county of Tipperary for a rescue, at the prosecution of Martin CORBAN and John MORGAN, and also for a riot, for which he has not received his trial; these are therefore, in her Majesty's name, strictly to charge and command the police of the county of Tipperary forthwith to apprehend the said James Meade Nesbitt...signed byJohn Ponsonby Pretter, Clerk. More here: http://books.google.ie/books?id=VlUDAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA367&dq=Tipperary&lr=&as_brr=1#PPA367,M1 More coming Janet

    05/02/2008 03:39:07