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 Ireland Old News http://www.IrelandOldNews.com/

unsubscribe ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <labaths@worldnet.att.net> To: <IRELAND-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, January 08, 2006 3:36 AM Subject: [IRELAND] !! Connaught Journal; Oct 7, 1824 > 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 > Ireland Old News > http://www.IrelandOldNews.com/ > > > > > > ==== IRELAND Mailing List ==== > Ireland Mailing List website..surname registry, links, lookup > volunteers,unsubscribe, change your subscription from L to D or D to L > http://www.connorsgenealogy.com/IrelandList/ > >