April 1782. From the Bunbury Papers The Examination of Hannah Jackson of Tullow, Carlow. Sworn on the Holy Evangelist Hannah Jackson Deposeth that on the Twenty Seventh day of April last in the morning on opening the Back door of her Master Mr John Broughs Dwelling House in Tullow and on her going out of said house some small distance she saw Walter Magee and Henry Whaley run out of a Back House of her Masters armed with Pistols in their Hands making towards the Back door of the the said Dwelling House where she endeavoured to prevent their getting in, the said Walter Magee presented a pistol at her and Swore he would Shoot her if she attempted to hinder him from getting into said Dwelling House, which put her in very great Terror Dread and Fear of her Life and obliged her not to give the said Walter Magee or said Henry Whaley the least opposition, whereupon the said Walter Magee and Henry Whaley forcibly rushed thro the said Back Door into her Masters Dwelling House he being then and there in Bed, upon which she asked them what they were about to do , but they made her no Answer, and and immediately after their entrance two Men more followed them into said House and continued all in the Kitchen and Half of the House for some time, and remained until she alarmed her Master and called him up ~ Sworn before me the 7th day of July 1782. (signed) Carbery Hendley. (signed her mark) X Hannah Jackson. Hannah Jackson bound to our Sovereign Lord George King and so Forth in the sum of Twenty pounds on condition she appear and prosecute at the next General Assizes to be held at Carlow and not to depart the Court without Licence.. Taken and Acknowledged before me the day and year above mentioned ~ ( signed) Benjamin Bunbury, Carbery Hendley.

Mike [Purcell], Did you come across another Tullow court for 1782, where Henry Whalley/Whaley is mentioned in connection with a similar incident if not he same one described below. I recall reading a similar account about a year ago but this time also mentioning a James Nowlan, a yoeman in Tullow at the time. In the account I read Henry Whalley was described as a yoeman in Tullow. Henry Whalley's name also resurfaces in the late 1790s (1797/98) as someone providing assurances for a James Nowlan who was included in a charge of conspiring to murder Captain Robert Cornwall of Myshall (head of the militia stationed there at the time). The source of my information for the latter is only second hand and is found on page 296 of the Nolan book "O'Nolan - A People's History" published in 2000 and co-authored by Fr. John Nolan (initial draft in 1920s) and Art Kavanagh. Here is relevant excerpt from page 296: "... Three men who were accused of conspiracy to murder Robert Cornwall of Myshall got bail. One of them James Dougherty was bailed by Michael Nolan of Killane. A James Nolan was bailed by Henry Whalley while a Patrick Doyle was bailed by Sir Richard Butler and Lawrence Nowlan. Nolan and Doyle were accused of being United Irishmen." Based upon an analysis of names appearing together in baptismal and marriage records for the Ballon-Rathoe parish, especially with that of a James Brennan, believed to have been a yoeman in the Tulllow cavalry led by Sir Richard Butler (prior to 1798), I was able to piece together that my ancestor was likely the James Nowlan of Tullow mentioned in the 1782 court record I described earlier. I also pieced together that my ancestor James also likely had a brother named Michael Nowlan, married to an Anne Brennan, who was a yoeman in Killane. In the baptismal records the name of a Lawrence Nowlan also appears as a possible brother to James and Michael, the yoemen. From one of the books by Father Swayne (Padraig MacSuibhne) I also know that Sir Richard Butler , captain of the Tullow cavalry (pre-1798) was at one time headquatered on the Kilconnor townland (essentially close to and west of the Killane townland; this is the area southwest of Ballon Village). I also read someplace that Sir Richard Butler was believed by some to have been a secret supporter of the United Irishman. In any case, truth or fiction, strictly based upon by own personal family research, I believe that the James Nowlan and MichaelNowlan, yoeman, in my family tree were the "James Nolan" and "Michael Nolan of Killane" mentioned in the Nolan book excerpt given above. I also found a transcription for a tombstone erected to the memory of a "James Brenan" and his wife "Margaret Shortall" buried in a cemetery (Upper Grange) close to Goresbridge (across the river from Balllyellin, Co. Carlow; a former barracks town I believe). Birth dates and timeframes support him being the same person as the James Brennan who was a yoeman in the Tullow cavalry, serving under Sir Richard Butler. My ancestor James Nowlan was also married to a Shortall (a very uncommon name for Co. Carlow; their main county of origin is Kilkenny). To summarize, I am interested in any court records where the names of James Nowlan, yoeman of Tullow, and Michael Nowlan, yoeman of Killane, might appear. Also, the record involving James Nowlan/Nolan being bailed out in 1798 by Henry Whalley would be of special interest. With best regards, Roger Nowlan Ottawa area, Canada ******************** http://nolanfamilies.org ******************** ----- Original Message ----- From: "michael purcell" <carlowmike@gmail.com> To: <irl-carlow@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 27, 2010 3:48 PM Subject: [IRL-CARLOW] 1782. Jackson+Broughs+Magee+Whaley+Hendley+Bunbury > April 1782. From the Bunbury Papers > The Examination of Hannah Jackson of Tullow, Carlow. > Sworn on the Holy Evangelist Hannah Jackson Deposeth that on the Twenty > Seventh day of April last in the morning on opening the Back door of her > Master Mr John Broughs Dwelling House in Tullow and on her going out of > said > house some small distance she saw Walter Magee and Henry Whaley run out of > a > Back House of her Masters armed with Pistols in their Hands making towards > the Back door of the the said Dwelling House where she endeavoured to > prevent their getting in, the said Walter Magee presented a pistol at her > and Swore he would Shoot her if she attempted to hinder him from getting > into said Dwelling House, which put her in very great Terror Dread and > Fear > of her Life and obliged her not to give the said Walter Magee or said > Henry > Whaley the least opposition, whereupon the said Walter Magee and Henry > Whaley forcibly rushed thro the said Back Door into her Masters Dwelling > House he being then and there in Bed, upon which she asked them what they > were about to do , but they made her no Answer, and and immediately after > their entrance two Men more followed them into said House and continued > all > in the Kitchen and Half of the House for some time, and remained until she > alarmed her Master and called him up ~ > Sworn before me the 7th day of July 1782. (signed) Carbery Hendley. > (signed > her mark) X Hannah Jackson. > Hannah Jackson bound to our Sovereign Lord George King and so Forth in the > sum of Twenty pounds on condition she appear and prosecute at the next > General Assizes to be held at Carlow and not to depart the Court without > Licence.. Taken and Acknowledged before me the day and year above > mentioned > ~ ( signed) Benjamin Bunbury, Carbery Hendley. > ======================================= > 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. 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