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