Outdoor Relief was a payment to poor people who otherwise would either have to go into the poorhouse or the workhouse. It would be like Social Welfare now. Investigated more, I presume, would be that the Board of Guardians would go back and check his circumstances again. And no, nothing more on that Thomas Shanahan at the moment. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Catherine T. Fitzgerald" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 06, 2009 7:32 PM Subject: Re: [IRL-TIP] From the Nenagh Guardian. > Just curious what is "outdoor relief" in reference to the Tom Shanahan > noted below. Also it states it is to be investigated more. Do you have any > further items from the Nenagh Guardian in reference to this. My great > grandfather was a Thomas Shanahan in that time period. > > Thank You > Catherine Fitzgerald > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Heaphy" <[email protected]> > To: "Irl Tipperary" <[email protected]>, "Co Tipperary" > <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, June 6, 2009 12:40:47 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: [IRL-TIP] From the Nenagh Guardian. > >>From the Nenagh Guardian. > > 17th Sept. 1894. > > A young constable of the Royal Irish Constabulary, named Darcy, has just > died in Madame Steven's Hospital, Dublin. He was a native of Borrisokane. > > While a Roscrea merchant was at Thurles on Friday, and his wife otherwise > engaged in town, their daughter eloped with a young man who is well known > there. Great was the consternation on all sides when the truth became > known. It is expected that more will presently be heard of the matter, as > elaborate plans are in operation to recapture the fugitive lovers. It is > alleged that the young lady took away some money with her. > > On Thursday, a pony attached to a trap belonging to Captain Roe, > Riverstown, which was being driven towards Yewston, became restive when > passing the Provincial Bank, in Peter Street, and plunged violently. The > occupants of the trap were Mrs De W. Waller and the Misses Poe. The ladies > lost all control of the animal, and Mrs Waller and Miss Poe were dashed to > the ground, while the third lady retained her place in the trap until the > pony reached Cudville, where it was brought to a stand. Notwithstanding > the furious rate at which the animal sped along, young Miss Poe, acted > with great coolness and courage. Beyond the breaking of a few straps and a > slight scratch on the pony, there was no damage. The ladies escaped with a > few bruises. > > On a day last week Mr.Kennedy, Gurteen, visited Roscrea for the purpose of > buying some ponies that were on sale there. He drew a sum of £35 out of > the bank, and after paying £5 for the pony he purchases he is alleged to > have gone into a yard, and whether he fell asleep or not he either lost > all the money except £4 or £5, or it was stolen from him. A young fellow > named Deverix has been arrested in connection with the matter. The missing > money it appears, has not been found. The case, if completed in the > meantime, will be up before the magistrate's at the next Petty Sessions. > > Died on the 6th inst, at Summerhill, Nenagh, Bridget, the infant child of > Dr. Wm. Courtney. > > 23rd June 1873. > > A few days ago, while some men were making excavations in the yard at the > rere of Golden Grove House, Roscrea, the residence of W.P.Vaughan, Esq., > they found a human skeleton in a lying position. Several others have been > found in that locality from time to time. It is supposed that the Dane's > family made a raid on the town of Roscrea, and that the weaver's > apprentices who lived in Bunker's Hill, turned them out and fought from > Golden Grove to Leap Castle, and that the bodies that have been > discovered, were those who were slain on the occasion. > > A letter was handed into Nenagh Board of Guardians last week by Tom > Shanahan claiming outdoor relief. The application was supported by the > signatures of 7 ratepayers, among them the PP of Templederry. The > application was refused on the grounds that the Guardian of the Union. Mr. > J.D. O'Ryan, objected. Mr.Ardill pressed the matter and the Relieving > Officer will be ordered to investigate. > > Head Constable James McLoughlin summoned Martin Bourke of Ballinkeneally, > Ballinahinch for keeping a ferocious dog at large, which bit a man named > Dan Ryan. Ryan who is a post boy of letter carrier, said that the dog > jumped at him and bit him. The case was tried at Newport Petty Sessions > before Wyndham Gabbett, Esq. The defendant said that he would not give his > bloodhound for £100. Neither did he mean to kill him or allow him to be > killed. > > Head Constable-If he attacks someone, what will be the consequence?. > > Defendant-Let them all keep out of the way. > > The case was adjourned. > > At Nenagh Petty Sessions, Mary McKeon was sent to jail for a month, as a > street beggar and a public nuisance, abusing everybody who refused her > money. She was on the outdoor relief list. > > An aged and broken down schoolmaster, formerly of Templederry, was brought > up at Nenagh on a charge of stealing an umbrella. Dr Quinn deposed that he > was of weak mind. He was sentenced to a week in prison. > > Died at the residence of her brother-in-law, James Roche, Esq., Norwood > House, Nenagh, Miss Hearne formerly of Clonmel, very much regretted by all > who knew her. > > Died at Portroe, of fever, Mary, eldest daughter of Mr. Michael O'Brien. > > Died in New York City, Martin Cahill, a native of Roscrea, Co. Tipperary > in his 43rd year. > > 23rd June 1879. > > Six persons were charged at the Petty Sessions of Fethard on Monday, with > riotous conduct in breaking the windows of houses where a woman named > Mills, wife of a soldier of the 3rd Dragoon Guards lodged. She had > expressed a desire to become a protestant, and had entered protestant > worship. The Parish Priest, however called on her, and told her such > conduct might produce unpleasantness. She is now safely in the Military > Barracks. The parties pleaded guilty and expressed regret, and the case > was postponed until next court day to see if there would be a repetition > of such conduct. > > Constable Gallagher and party made a raid on some suspected Public Houses > in Nenagh on last Sunday. They searched five licensed premises, in only > two of which was there any necessity of issuing summonses for Petty > Sessions for next Saturday. In one of the houses, which is in Silver > Street, they found two men belonging to John's Lane enjoying themselves as > unconcernedly as if Sunday Closing Act had been repealed: In the other > house in Pound Street, people were heard inside, but before the police got > admission, they, it is alleged, made their escape by the rear. A man from > Ballycommon, named Michael Molamphy was picked up in the Street in a state > of drunkenness. > > On Monday, the son of an itinerant tinker had a narrow escape of being > drowned in the Newport River. He owes his life to a young chap, who had > been fishing, sticking a gaff in his clothes and landing him. The patient > is progressing favourably. > > 26th June 1876. > > John Stapleton, when coming home from the North Tipperary Assizes with a > load of Road Monkey, got drunk, and drove a horse and car furiously along > the road to the danger of passengers. He was fined £2 and costs at > Borrisoleigh Petty Sessions. > > Died at the Cottage, Roscrea, Miss Jane Bridge. > > Died at Dublin Road, Nenagh, after a long illness, Mr. James Wilkinson, > aged 47 years. > > At Nenagh Petty Sessions today, there were six inebriate cases whose fines > were either 5/- or 10/-. Some of the defences set up were rather amusing. > A woman gave as an excuse that she took a drop extra on the strength of > the boys coming home from the militia. > > Edward Cummins of Ballyhane, said it was to much water he drank and it > made him sick. Patrick Gleeson from the Silvermines was for the 150 time > brought up. He said he couldn't stop drinking thought he tried to do so by > taking the pledge for a couple days. He was let off with a fine of 6d., > with costs and a promise of jail on the 152nd charge. > _______________________________________________________ > Griffith's Valuation: http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths.php > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _______________________________________________________ > Griffith's Valuation: http://www.failteromhat.com/griffiths.php > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message