In 1818, Rossmore Colliers bringing coal to sell in the Coal Market, Carlow, were required to pay a Toll to allow them to cross Graigue Bridge. This report records an incident when one "countryman collier" refused to pay the deputy collector , Dick Byrne, a battle ensued but I find it odd that it was Byrne who ended up in the Gaol ! Carlow Morning Post, March 1818. On Monday evening , Wellington Bridge, which divides the towns of Carlow and Graigue, exhibited a "Battle of Waterloo" in miniature !--- Dick Byrne, one of the deputy collectors of the Customs, who was sometime since discharged, for not being sufficiently "hard mouthed enough in swearing" at a trial at the Manor-Court, between Tolls and Customs ---being once more restored to the high official situation which he held ---commenced the action by seizing a collier, for an alleged "old debt" of three pence, incurred by having passed the bridge for free some day last week ---during the temporary absence of the collector !----. The countryman collier refused to pay , and was according to "Custom" knocked down ---gathering strength, however, from "his mother earth, " he arose and Dick Byrne was knocked down in turn !. Dick's wife, Mrs Byrne now appeared on the field, and gave considerable assistance to her husband as is duty bound .----- The collier was now "backed" by some of his own gang, and their assailants received the additional support of Dick's son, Mr Byrne, junior, with a few more of the "corps diplomatique". The affair now became general :--- The battle raged ---coats, belts, hats, caps, and wigs, flew about , in all directions !. Mr. Jackson, one of the Magistrates, having heard of the row, went immediately together with some constables, to the scene of the action; but was violently resisted, and assaulted, by Byrne the elder ---whom , at length, not without considerable difficulty , he succeeded in lodging in the Gaol safely for the night. It appears that Byrne was full of SPIRITS on this occasion. On this same memorable evening Mr. Farrell, the head collector, made a violent attack upon Benedict Hamilton, Esquire, Lord of the Manor of Carlow, at his own house, who was obliged to exhibit articles of the peace (a pistol ) against said Farrell.