>From Patrick Sullivan: There is an interesting CD-Rom mentioned in the July-August 2001 issue of Ireland of the Welcomes. The William Smith O'Brien Petition of 1848-49 was signed by over 80,000 Irish people. The CD-Rom is a comprehensive database, detailing names, addresses, and occupations of all who signed the petition. William Smith O'Brien was sentenced to death following the failure of the 1848 rising. This petition was collected to gain clemency and as a result his sentence was commuted and he was transported to Australia for life. Large public meeting were held around the country during the winter of 1848-49, at which 166 different petitions were signed and collected. Details and images of these petitions from Ireland are featured on the CD-Rom, and some 10,000 names from England, particularly Manchester and Liverpool are also recorded. Cost is: US $39.95, Ire 36.00, Euro 46.09 Available from Brian Donovan at Eneclann Ltd. Unit 1b, Trinity College Enterprise Center Pearse Street Dublin 2, Ireland e-mail: [email protected] Website: www.eneclann.ie