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CSO/RP/OR/1831/1551

Statement of outrages committed in the province of Connaught during the month of December 1831, covering counties Mayo, Sligo, Galway, Clare, Leitrim and Roscommon; compiled by [Maj] George Warburton, Inspector General of Police [in Connaught]; detailing various types of outrages such as assault, murder, highway robbery, arson, intimidation, rape, theft, abduction, levelling, armed attack, injury to livestock, driving off of stock, administering an unlawful oath, breaking of windows in Kilkeedy church, plunder of firearms, discharge of gunshots, theft of timber, riot amongst the Claddagh fishermen, plunder of a shipwreck, faction fighting, destruction of a blacksmith’s bellows, an abandoned infant, an attack on the police and posting of threatening notices; also table with summary of outrages.

Dec 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1552

File of letters and documents mainly on the state of the country compiled by [Maj] George Warburton, Inspector General of Police [in Connaught], Ennis, [County Clare], and forwarded to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary. Includes affidavit of James Davidson, Mill Street, Ennis, stating he overheard the conversation of several disaffected men in the street late on the night of 30th of May; indicating the men spoke of ‘destroying’ a family of the name of Kennedy [likely those who gave protection to the police at the time of the murder of Sgt Robinson at Clondagad] and a priest who assisted; continuing he heard the men say they were spending the night in the woods of [Knockanira] on order to avoid detection by the authorities, being ‘afraid to go home at night’; adding that others of their cast were sleeping in the woods of Lishan [Lisheen]; sworn before Warburton. Includes letter from Hill W Thomas, Ennis, to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, reporting that seven men were convicted in court for turning up ground and administering illegal oaths; also remarking that another is sentenced to death for his part in the plunder of arms from the Blood Smyths residence at Castlefergus; also referring to a planned meeting in the town of Ennis to be addressed by Daniel O’Connell; enclosing copy of printed notice advertising a ‘Public Meeting‘ for discussion of the Terry Alt systems and the means to bring peace to Ireland.

14 May 1831-9 Jun 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1553

Letter from William Young, magistrate, Bailieborough Castle, [Bailieborough, County Cavan], to Lieutenant Colonel Sir William Gosset, Under Secretary, drawing attention to the agitated state of the surrounding countryside and calling for the imposition of a military party; pointing out that suitable accommodation for such a body of men is readily available and their presence will have a most calming effect on the town and neighbourhood; recalling that a detachment of the 23rd Regiment [of Foot] was previously withdrawn from the town of Bailieborough as was the chief constable of police.

7 May 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1554

Statement of outrages committed in County Carlow, in the province of Leinster, during the whole twelve months of the year 1831; detailing various types of outrages such as anti-tithe agitation, rape, illegal assemblies, theft of timber, turning up of ground, attacks on dwellings, arson, assault, highway robbery, injury to livestock, murder, plunder of firearms by Whitefeet, the discharge of gunshots and the posting of threatening notices; with some observations affixed by Col Sir John Harvey [inspector general of police for province of Leinster]. Includes report of James Battersby, Sub-Inspector, Carlow, stating that the dwelling of Patrick O’Neal at Seskin Upper came under attack by a mob of insurgents on the 20th of May; remarking the attackers subjected O’Neal to a serious assault and ‘carded his wife and son on their bare backs’; adding the victims were ordered to give up their land holding. Also includes report by Battersby on a malicious injury to a horse belonging to Michael Furlan who lives near Bagnalstown; observing on the 9th of July the animal was ‘cut across the belly with a sharp instrument’ which incision proved fatal. [Contains list of names not given in this description].

Jan 1831-Dec 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1555

Statement of outrages committed in County Dublin, in the province of Leinster, for the year 1831 [excluding the months of January and July]; noting various types of outrages such as robbery, cattle theft, arson, anti-tithe agitation, injury to property, rape and the posting of threatening notices [details of most offences are not recorded]; almost all statements are signed by Frederick Darley, Inspector General, Head Office of Police, Dublin. Includes report of John Murphy, Sub-Inspector, Dublin, detailing the wilful killing of two horses on the townland of Grolagh [Grallagh], near Balbriggan, the property of Mr Smith of [Newtown].[Contains list of names not given in this description].

Feb 1831-Dec 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1556

Statement of outrages committed in County Kildare, in the province of Leinster, during the whole twelve months of the year 1831; detailing various types of outrages such as the killing or injury of livestock, theft, arson, house breaking, injury to property, unlawful assembly, levelling of buildings or fences, murder, anti-tithe agitation, intimidation, plunder of firearms, discharge of gunshots and the posting of Rockite notices; with some observations affixed by Col Sir John Harvey [inspector general of police for province of Leinster]. Includes report of [Edward Synge] Townsend, Chief Constable, Kilcullen, stating that William Kelly of Newberry, is wanted for causing malicious injury to Darby Flood, a man he found the previous night ‘in bed with his wife’. Also report from Townsend indicating that a detachment of military and police were required to dismantle 25 cabins which the lower orders had unlawfully erected on the common of Harristown; dated 28th of April. Also includes report by Capt J Dyas, Sub-Inspector, Naas, observing that a large concourse of people assembled on the parish of Lyons ‘for the purposes of wrestling and playing at football’; remarking the gathering was dispersed on the advice of the parish priest; dated 17th of April. [Contains list of names not given in this description].

Jan 1831-Dec 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1557

Statement of outrages committed in County Kilkenny, in the province of Leinster, for the year 1831 [excluding the month of February]; detailing various types of outrages such as theft or injury to livestock, anti-tithe agitation, attacks on property, unlawful assembly, meetings of hurlers, murder, administration of unlawful oaths, attacks on process servers, rape, discharge of gunshots, intimidation, plunder of firearms, arson, levelling of buildings, plunder of timber, circulation of fake coinage, ambush, robbery, rescue of livestock and the posting of threatening notices; with some observations affixed by Col Sir John Harvey [inspector general of police for province of Leinster]. Includes report of Capt WJ Trench, Chief Constable, Castlecomer, referring to a violent attack on the residence of the Widow Hoban at Teroda [Tiroe]; observing the attackers beat her daughter and son-in-law and levelled the dwelling house; dated 12th of June. Also includes report of Charles H Tuckey, Sub-Inspector, Kilkenny, stating that a number of men employed as mowers were subjected to intimidation and forced to withdraw from their work on the townland of [Coolthough]; dated 5th of September. Also includes report of Tuckey, indicating that a strong party of police were called to attend the fair of Templemartin to suppress the distribution of base coin; remarking that a section of the police and a magistrate [Sir Jonah Wheeler Cuffe] went amongst the people but were violently attacked and forced to abandon a prisoner taken on that occasion; dated 22nd of November. [Contains list of names not given in this description].

Jan 1831-Dec 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1558

Statement of outrages committed in King's County [County Offaly], in the province of Leinster, during the whole twelve months of the year 1831; detailing various types of outrages such as plunder of firearms, assault, house breaking, rape, levelling of buildings, discharge of gunshots, robbery, arson, injury or killing of livestock, intimidation, administration of unlawful oaths, levelling of fences, driving off of cattle, injury to property, murder, faction fighting, destruction of crops, injury to churches, plunder of timber, anti-tithe agitation, beating, levelling of dwelling houses, destruction of farm implements and the posting of threatening Rockite notices; with some observations affixed by Col Sir John Harvey [inspector general of police for province of Leinster]. Includes report of Lieut William Henderson, Sub-Inspector, Ballycumber, drawing attention to a notice posted on the church gates of Moystown threatening death to any man who would work for less than a shilling a day and insisting that no tithes be paid till that demand be satisfied; also stipulating ‘they would not allow any of their holy Roman Boys to go to any Protestant schools’; dated 25th of April. Also includes report of James Crawford, Chief Constable, Tullamore, indicating that a threatening notice was served by the Terry Alts on Mr Jones of Philipstown [Daingean], a collector of the Grand Canal Company; explaining it warned that business or trading on the canal must cease on the Sabbath day otherwise the canal ‘Lock Gates would be destroyed’; dated 1st of June. Also includes report of Henderson, stating that a steam vessel moored at a location not far from Shannon Harbour came under attack by a party of men; remarking that two stand of arms were stolen in the incident; dated 23rd of November. [Contains list of names not given in this description].

Jan 1831-Dec 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1559

Statement of outrages committed in County Longford, in the province of Leinster, during the whole twelve months of the year 1831; detailing various types of outrages such as plunder of firearms, discharge of gunshots, house breaking, assault, intimidation, Whiteboy intrusions, murder, beating, arson, theft, injury or killing of livestock, discharge of gunshots, a family quarrel, anti-tithe agitation and the posting of threatening notices; with some observations affixed by Col Sir John Harvey [inspector general of police for province of Leinster]. Includes report of Nathaniel Fallon, Chief Constable, Longford, recalling the destruction by fire of 40 boxes of turf belonging to John Bainbridge of [Clongar]; adding that Bainbridge could not be induced to give information on the incident in question; dated 21st of October. Also includes report of Lieut Robert Simpson, Sub-Inspector, Ardagh, repeating information given by Capt Valesius Skipton [magistrate] on the malicious sinking of a lumber boat at Richmond Harbour [Cloondara]; adding that a large party of the peasantry, assembled on the canal bank, were successfully dispersed by the police; dated 31st of December. [Contains list of names not given in this description].

Jan 1831-Dec 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1560

Statement of outrages committed in County Louth, in the province of Leinster, during the whole twelve months of the year 1831; detailing various types of unrest such as meetings of the lower orders to press for a reduction in rent and tithes, assemblies for the purpose of calling for a repeal of the union, murder, robbery and some Ribbon disturbances; with printed statistical table indicates that theft of livestock, injury to livestock, rape, destruction of property and the posting of threatening notices were all recorded in the period [but no detail of the individual crime is given]; with some observations affixed by Col Sir John Harvey [inspector general of police for province of Leinster].

Jan 1831-Dec 1831

1831