Pat Purcell Papers. 1816. The Examination of Mary McArdel of the Ridge of Old Leighlin, Carlow ~~ Who being duly sworn upon the Holy Evangelists and Examined saith that on the Night of Sunday the 16th Day of June 1816 she being in bed in her fathers house at the Ridge of Old Leighlin a Number of Men came to the house and called her by very opprobrious Names to come out till they would take her life~~~. She did not open the Door being apprehensive of her life, but going to a window ( not Glazed ) she looked out and Discovered a Number of Men who told her that if she Did not leave the Place before next Nights they would have her life ~~~ They threatened to Burn the House and they put a Paper under the Door Containing a Notice for her immediately to Remove and Clear off from the Place and threatening her if she did not. After which they went to a new House which had been lately built for her and threw Down the Walls of the said House in part. And Mary McArdel further saith that among the said Men were Thomas Scarf, Junior, George Scarf and John Redmond all of the Ridge of Old Leighlin to whom she Positively swears and is positive that they were in the party and also saith that to the best of her knowledge Thomas Scarf, Senior and Jim Hughes of Knockbawn, were also of the party and further saith that she is in Continual Dread and fear of her life from the outrageous and threatening Behaviour of the said party. (signed) Mary, herXmark, McArdel. Sworn before me ( being first truly Read to Mary McArdel ) this 17th day of June 1816 (signed) John [ ? ] Steuart.