Roger, Thank you for taking the time to reply. I suspected that was the case with the pikes and protection, just wasn't sure. Where in Canada are you situated. My family went to Canada originally. The a part of Ontario. Camden and the surrounding area. I've noticed the Nolan/Nowlan traffic on this site. The records I've seen in Canada have seemed to indicate a relationship with my Carrolls/Byrn(e)(s) as friends or relations from the Clonmore (Carlow) or Killabeg area of Co. Wicklow. At any rate thanks again for your time sir! Denny Carroll Denny Carroll Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry -----Original Message----- From: "Roger Nowlan" <rnowlan@primus.ca> Date: Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:37:04 To: <irl-carlow@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] Nolan - PIKES & PROTECTION explained - I hope! Denny, Being Canadian, I am no expert on Irish history but, for those like Denny who may be wondering about "protection" and "pikes" here is my take on the historical context. In 1798, buoyed by the recent success of Independence movements in America (1776) and in France, there was also a Rebellion of sorts in Ireland, commonly referred to as the "Rebellion of 1798". County carlow was particularly hard hit although most of the military action seems to have been concentrated in Co. Wexford (Battle of Vinegar Hill, etc.). The French even made a landing in northwestern Ireland. To make a long story short the Rebellion failed and most of the United Irishmen were only equipped with "pikes" (a lance of sort carried by people on foot). The bearing of arms in Ireland had been strictly controlled in Ireland and very few of the common folk had firearms, hence the appearance of "pikes" on the scene, usually made by local blacksmiths. In Carlow, on an appointed day, all the "United Irishmen" (members of a secret Irish society, Catholics AND Protestants) and their leaders, many of them former yoeman (a sort of military policeman), converged on Carlow town to take the town from the military (there was also attack on Borris if my memory serves me right). The attack was to be a surprise but somehow the military were alerted beforehand and, again, to make a long story short, many of the United Irishmen were killed or trapped in burning buildings. Those who survived were offered "protection" from prosecution if they provided information, if my understanding is correct, usually the names of other United Irishmen e.g. who their captain was. In the end, I believe that many of the survivors were granted an amnesty. However, for the first few years following 1798, there seems to have been reprisals from both sides, a sort of settling of scores "outside the law". Those who took part in such actions (beatings, house burnings, etc.) were also called rebels. In my own family research I have identified I believe someone who died during this period. He is generally known to history as "Farmer Clowry" who was shot while working in his field. His tombstone in the Kellistown cemetery gives his year of death as 1800. His first name was Darby (Jeremiah) and his widow, Anne, applied for and received a Government pension around 1804 (source: Early Parliamentary papers of Ireland). My Canadian ancestor's mother was previously married to a James Clowry who lived in the same area as Farmer Clowry. I wanted to keep it short but there you have it. If anyone wants to add clarifications or make corrections jump in. However, I think that most people want to turn the page on this sad period in Irish history. Bye for now, Roger Nowlan ****************** http://nolanfamilies.org ****************** ----- Original Message ----- From: <guscarroll@comcast.net> To: <irl-carlow@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 7:54 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-CARLOW] Nolan > > > Interogative; I'm not sure what is being asked in the emails where they > are asking for "Protection". Are they trying to escape some charges > account of owning the pikes? I missed something some where and I'm not > sure of the context. > > Thanks, > > Denny Carroll > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "michael purcell" <carlowmike@gmail.com> > To: irl-carlow@rootsweb.com > Sent: Thursday, January 28, 2010 9:27:18 AM GMT -08:00 US/Canada Pacific > Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] Nolan > > (my mistake > , there were "Nolans" recorded. J.C.) > here is James Nolan seeking a Protection recorded in Journal of Dudley > Hill, > James gives very little information !. > Seeking Protection: > James Nolan, of Ballon, Labourer, had a pike. > ======================================= > Before you post a message to the IRL-CARLOW mailing list you must > subscribe to the List. Its FREE! > --------------------------------------- > To subscribe to the IRL-Carlow mailing list, send an email to > IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word "subscribe" (without the > quotes) in the Subject box. No additional text is required. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IRL-CARLOW-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ======================================= > Before you post a message to the IRL-CARLOW mailing list you must > subscribe to the List. 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