Ireland-The Times-From the Tipperary Vindicator 10-4-1846. Mr. O'Connell and his Quondam "Friend". Mr. Ryan of Liscahill-house whose name has been frequently mentioned in the debates upon the Irish Coercion Bill, has addressed a long letter to the Home-Secretary, praying that a strict inquiry may be instituted into all the outrages committed on him (Mr. Ryan) as stated in his memorable letter to his friend the "Liberator" "This" he says, "will not be as difficult as it may appear at first view; because out of ten malicious injuries, seven presentments only were sough for; and each and every one of them passed, their merits being discussed on oath before the magistrates and Cesspayers at Road Sessions, and again by the grand jury-and I insist they passed solely on my own evidence. The last presentment I obtained was for the breaking of my window at Liscahill in 1845. This must be the attack alluded to by Mr. O'Connell and Mr. Maher. This latter gentleman was on the grand jury, when 6s was awarded me for this malicious injury, which he calls an unfounded attack, and which Mr. O'Connell calls a fabrication. My windows were broken before and the magistrates sent Delahenty, who was caught in the act, to prison for two months. There was no presentment sought in this case, nor in two other cases, because the amount of compensation was not worth looking for. This disposes of the then malicious injuries; now as to the two attempts on my life. The first attempt on my life was by a man named Delaney, who struck me a blow on the side of my face with a stone. Doctor Leahy of Templemore , who dressed the wound, can prove if I were hit a half inch higher on the temple that my life would have been lost. The second attempt on my life, and indeed the lives of my family, was the monstrous murderous attack on the night of the 7th of last month, as stated in my letter to Mr. O'Connell. I know not, I care not, what the report of any stipendiary magistrate may be. I will prove beyond the possibility of contradiction, and by the most unsullied testimony, that every syllable in my letter was perfectly true and correct; and I will show that, instead of exaggerating, I have not recounted other outrages which I had suffered. As to Mr. O'Connells allusion to my insolvency, it was a mean, paltry, pitiful device, which no man in his station ought to have resorted to, It was a most miserable subterfuge by which to attempt to rebut sound arguments, or controvert stubborn facts quite beneath the dignity of a great statesman. I could with much more propriety call on him to account for the enormous sums which we have paid him in the shape of the Repeal rent, and which account he has repeatedly refused to give the public. In my letter I did not say one disrespectful word to him. Whether the usages of the house allow it or not, I request that my schedule will be produced. By it will be proved the very reverse of what he states. It will show that one of the most improving tenants in Ireland was sacrificed by oppressive landlords. I laid out on farms over 2000s in building, manuring, planting, draining, and permanent improvements, and besides losing all these improvements without one shilling remuneration, the crops on the lands were valued at three times the rent due to the landlords. Yes, that schedule will show the small sums that were due to other creditors-and the receipts of those creditors will show that I have struggled to pay them even after my discharge as an insolvent. It will also show that what Mr. O'Connell states is not true, when he asserts that Mr. Maher was a sufferer. Neither he nor his predecessor suffered one shilling up to the day of my discharge-nor up to the present moment. And when it is thrown on me by Mr. Maher to relate the part he acted in the melancholy drama of my unexampled misfortunes, I shudder lest the revealing of the truth may be of further injury to my already grievously afflicted family". Mary

Hi Mary, All your stories today (as in the past) are a great help to we Australians trying to come to terms with the conditions our Irish convicts and other ancestors experienced. On a personal note I have to wonder if the Mr Maher mentioned by M O'Connell is a family connection. Thank you for these informative snippets. Ron Norton Gordon ACT ronn007@optusnet.com.au VET anti-virus protected ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Heaphy" <tipwex@eircom.net> To: <IRL-TIPPERARY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, July 23, 2006 1:23 AM Subject: [TIP] The Times-From the Tipperary Vindicator 10-4-1846. Ireland-The Times-From the Tipperary Vindicator 10-4-1846. Mr. O'Connell and his Quondam "Friend"............. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 4335 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try SPAMfighter for free now!