Pat Purcell Papers. 1846. By William Jones Westly, Esquire, one of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for Carlow. THE INFORMATION of Laurence Cummins of Raheen, Parish of Clonmore, Barony of Rathvilly and County of Carlow who being duly sworn on the Holy Evangelists, deposeth and saith, that on the 26th day of March 1846 as Laurence Cummins was on his way to Tinahealy he went into the forge of James Byrne, Blacksmith, on the lands of Ballyduff in aforesaid parish Barony and County. And after giving some directions concerning some work to James Byrne, he went to the forge fire to light his pipe and while in the Act of lighting his pipe he was struck most violently with an Trace pinchers by Patrick Cummins of Ballyduff, Carlow who did there and then inflict a most dangerous wound on Laurence Cummins with the Trace pinchers which put him in danger of death and which caused him to be under the care of Doctor Irvine ? of Tullow from the 26th day of March to the present day. (signed) Laurence Cummins. Sworn before me this 27th day of June 1846. (signed) William Jones Westly ~ Magistrate for Carlow ~.