Hello, fellow listers. According to family legend, my great greandfather John JONES (born in Kerry about 1836 and stationed in Co Cork from 1860) was dismissed from the Royal Irish Constabulary for ‘sheltering Fenians’. I know he moved to Glasgow in 1873. I have today received his service record which states that his punishments were: John Jones 6.9.1871 fined 10s for " overstaying his leave of absence by 4 hours" 3.12.1873 dismissed for " preferring false & vindictive charges against his Constable & several other irregularities: aggravated by denial" His father in law, Thomas Lohan (born East Galway about 1828 and also stationed in Cork, Goggins Hill) was an acting Constable, having been demoted on 6th Sept 1871 ( a day after his son-in-law’s fine). Punishments as follows: Thos Lohan 20.1.1870 fined £2 for '"delaying unnecessarily when on duty & drinking with civilians (previous conduct very irregular)" 13.1.1874 dismissed for "acting vindictively towards his Constable & drinking with civilians" Does anyone have any views on this? Or know what happened at that time? Apart from a lot of drinking, apparently! It may be that they were actually involved in, or very supportive of, the movement. Alternatively, they may have embellished the facts to give my late aunt her information. Would love to know Any ideas? Rachel

Western Australia was one of the places Fenians were transported to (1868) and the subsequent escape of some of them via the American whaling ship Catalpa has been the subject of many books, it certainly livened up Fremantle at the time. A travelling exhibition is being put together for the year 2006 that will visit country towns in WA and the major capitals of Australia and possibly overseas. My father always referred to his gradchildren when playing up as "Sinfeeners", that is how he pronounced it. Jeanette Lee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rachel Roberts" <rachel.m.roberts@btopenworld.com> To: <IRL-CORK-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 4:43 AM Subject: Fenians, Goggins Hill > Hello, fellow listers. > > > > According to family legend, my great greandfather John JONES (born in > Kerry > about 1836 and stationed in Co Cork from 1860) was dismissed from the > Royal > Irish Constabulary for 'sheltering Fenians'. I know he moved to Glasgow > in > 1873. I have today received his service record which states that his > punishments were: > > John Jones > > > > 6.9.1871 fined 10s for " overstaying his leave of absence by 4 hours" > > 3.12.1873 dismissed for " preferring false & vindictive charges against > his > Constable & several other irregularities: aggravated by denial" > > > > > > His father in law, Thomas Lohan (born East Galway about 1828 and also > stationed in Cork, Goggins Hill) was an acting Constable, having been > demoted on 6th Sept 1871 ( a day after his son-in-law's fine). Punishments > as follows: > > > > Thos Lohan > > > > 20.1.1870 fined £2 for '"delaying unnecessarily when on duty & drinking > with > civilians (previous conduct very irregular)" > > 13.1.1874 dismissed for "acting vindictively towards his Constable & > drinking with civilians" > > > > > > Does anyone have any views on this? Or know what happened at that time? > Apart from a lot of drinking, apparently! It may be that they were > actually > involved in, or very supportive of, the movement. Alternatively, they may > have embellished the facts to give my late aunt her information. Would > love to know > > > > Any ideas? > > > > Rachel > > > > > > ==== IRL-CORK Mailing List ==== > Support RootsWeb in data acquisition > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx >