I had always wondered why my husband's g grandparents left Ireland in 1898 while in their 60s. They had land (tenant farmers, probably) and were educated. They transferred the land to a non-relative when they left. I just found out that their son, William O'Regan FitzGerald, had a warrant for his arrest hanging over his head. This was due to his writings for the Irish Cause. William and his brother, James, left Ireland about 1885 and came to New York City. My questions: Was there a newspaper that printed these articles in Cork? The name of the newspaper? Are copies in the National Archives or Library in Dublin? If a warrant was issued on William, is there a copy somewhere in the Archives? What about police records? Thanks. Nora Hopkins FitzGerald

Hi Nora, I'm sorry I can't help you with your request but I was happy to see your email because I have the same situation. My great-great grandfather (Thomas James Murphy b. 1845) left Ireland (County Cork) in July 1870, along with 11 other men because there was a price on their heads. They landed in Northern Michigan and were bonded persons of the railroad and mining interests there. Thomas had to leave his wife Mary Margaret Connor (b. 1841) and their newborn son, James Thomas with Mary's father (Michael Connor) in Leeds, England. Ten years later Mary and James were able to join the men in L'Anse, Michigan. My questions are what happened in County Cork in 1870? Was that the time of the Black and Tans and Oliver Cromwell? How can I get records of the arrest warrants? Thank you for any information anyone can give me. Jan Murphy-Hole ----- Original Message ----- From: <Norafitz@aol.com> To: <CountyCork-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 06, 2002 2:19 PM Subject: [Cork] warrant for arrest > I had always wondered why my husband's g grandparents left Ireland in 1898 > while in their 60s. They had land (tenant farmers, probably) and were > educated. They transferred the land to a non-relative when they left. I > just found out that their son, William O'Regan FitzGerald, had a warrant for > his arrest hanging over his head. This was due to his writings for the Irish > Cause. William and his brother, James, left Ireland about 1885 and came to > New York City. > > My questions: > Was there a newspaper that printed these articles in Cork? The name of the > newspaper? Are copies in the National Archives or Library in Dublin? > > If a warrant was issued on William, is there a copy somewhere in the > Archives? > > What about police records? > > Thanks. > > Nora Hopkins FitzGerald > > > ==== CountyCork Mailing List ==== > ** Please do not send flames, chain letters, virus warnings or other off topic posts to the CountyCork list** >