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CSO/RP/SC/1825/201

Copy letter from the Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, to John Willoughby Cole, 2nd earl of Enniskillen, [County Fermanagh], requesting action be taken to prevent an expected public procession by members of the freemasons in the town of Irvinestown on 24th of June. To avoid a disruption of the public peace, he advocated the assembly of a ‘sufficient Body of Police’ under the direction of the most mature local magistrates. He encloses a copy of a communication on the issue sent to the inspector general of police for the province of Ulster [Major Thomas D’Arcy] for information [not present]. [See also description CSO/RP/SC/1825/172].

22 Jun 1825

1825

CSO/RP/SC/1825/202

Letter from William D’arcy Irvine, deputy clerk of the crown for counties of Cavan, Donegal, Tyrone and Fermanagh, Cavan, County Cavan, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, concerning conveyance of a report on the inquest into the death of Edward Donnelly [who was murdered in 1816]. Should it prove to be the case that the information is not found at the crown office of Lifford, County Donegal, he undertakes to have a search made at Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, and to promptly forward same to government.

6 Mar 1825

1825

CSO/RP/SC/1825/203

Letter from TS Ireland, chief constable of police, Roscommon, County Roscommon, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, seeking advice over whether warrants [?for burning land] passed by the magistrates of Strokestown to the constabulary for execution, should be acted upon by the police establishment.

5 May 1825

1825

CSO/RP/SC/1825/204

Letter from Reverend Morgan Jellet, Church of Ireland clergyman, Tullycorbet Glebe, Ballybay, County Monaghan, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, communicating the sense of insecurity felt by the Protestant inhabitants of the neighbourhood and seeking redress. Notes a general alarm as to the motives of the opposite party [ie Roman Catholics] and observes the district has neither landed proprietor, magistrate, police or military presence. To alleviate the uncertainty felt, he suggests that ‘some of the most respectable of the Parishioners might be sworn in as special constables’.

3 Jan 1825

1825

CSO/RP/SC/1825/205

File of papers relating to the pursuit of James Connor who is charged with aiding and abetting his brother [John Connor] in the murder of Patrick Hooks at the bridge of Kiltoom, [near Athlone], County Roscommon. Includes three letters from Mary Carroll, Bridge Street, Bandon, County Cork, describing the appearance and characteristics of her brother [Patrick Hooks], 27 June; 11 July 1825. Also includes letter from TS Ireland, chief constable of police, Roscommon, County Roscommon, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, expressing a hope that his application for the postponement of the trial of John Connor will be understood in the context of his quest to acquire further information on the case. Indicates he has learnt that James Connor ‘is now concealed in a Cabin in the Mountains bordering the County of Clare’, 26 July 1825. Also includes an affidavit from Langhlin Kelly of the parish of Killinvoy, referring to his encounters with the Connor brothers and his suspicion of their guilt in the murder; sworn before Arthur Brown, magistrate, 26 July 1825. Also includes letter from Ireland to Major George Warburton, superintendent general of police for counties Galway, Clare and Roscommon, [Ballinasloe, County Galway], reporting that James Connor has returned from Clare and is now living in the parish of St Johns. Indicates a local informer is willing to reveal the hiding place of Connor, provided he receive in compensation the sum of £10 or a situation in the police; Ireland asks for the approval of government before any such reward is offered, 22 August 1825.

27 Jun 1825-20 Sep 1825

1825

CSO/RP/SC/1825/206

Letter from William D’arcy Irvine, magistrate and deputy clerk of the crown for counties of Cavan, Donegal, Tyrone and Fermanagh, Castle Irvine, Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, reporting on an application for release from Patrick Doherty who is imprisoned on a charge of larceny. States that Doherty has been operating with a gang of pickpockets at various places in the locality and is well known as a thief and ‘passer of base coin’ in Belfast, County Antrim, and also in Scotland. Returns memorial from Doherty, Enniskillen Gaol, County Fermanagh, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, seeking clemency having been convicted under the Vagrancy Act. Claims he is ‘an itinerant dealer in peddlery Goods’ and reproduces below a certificate of character signed by James Doherty and a number of others from the townland of Ballymagrorty, County Londonderry; countersigned by Andrew Ferguson, magistrate for County Donegal, Burt House, County Londonderry.

26 Apr 1825-9 May 1825

1825

CSO/RP/SC/1825/207

Letter from William D’Arcy Irvine, magistrate and deputy clerk of the crown for the counties of Cavan, Donegal, Tyrone and Fermanagh, Lifford, County Donegal, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, forwarding a warrant against Edward Gobbin who is presently incarcerated in the gaol of Glasgow, Scotland [not present].

24 Mar 1825

1825

CSO/RP/SC/1825/208

3 letters from Reverend Hunt Johnson, magistrate, Stradbally, Queen’s County [County Laois; Leix], to the Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, concerning the murder of Honor Commins [Cummins] and theft of her quilt and property. Refers to the evidence of Patrick Branigan ‘a man of very bad character’ who claims he saw the quilt being concealed in a pond in December 1821, and who alleges the culprits in the outrage are William Fannon and Michael Murphy. Reports that Fannon is now in prison at Maryborough [Portlaoise] but Murphy has absconded; he and his fellow magistrates wish to know if bail can be given to the former. [See also description CSO/RP/SC/1825/210].

28 May 1825-20 Jun 1825

1825

CSO/RP/SC/1825/209

Letter from William D’arcy Irvine, magistrate and deputy clerk of the crown for counties of Cavan, Donegal, Tyrone and Fermanagh, Castle Irvine, Irvinestown, County Fermanagh, to Sir James Galbraith, crown solicitor, [North] Great Georges Street, Dublin, drawing attention to a ploy to take his own life. Encloses a statement from Peter Gallagher, prisoner, Enniskillen Gaol, in which he claims to have been approached by Francis Daly who promised him the use of ‘A case of Pistols’ if he would swear to kill D’arcy Irvine; in exchange Daly undertook to suppress the activities of anyone taking part in a prosecution against him and to pay the sum of £5 to aid his departure for America; sworn before Mr Archdall, magistrate of County Fermanagh, 7 June 1825. Irvine also comments on the audacious front presented by the freemasons in the county; he detects a close association between that body and the Ribbonmen and observes they are intend on marching in public on the 24th of June on grounds they have sanction from government for doing so. Also encloses copy deposition of Thomas Fletcher, sergeant, 34th regiment of foot, Enniskillen, stating on the morning of the 8th of June he encountered a group of people on the townland of Knockrow [Knockroe] ‘one of which persons carried a Flag on a pole’ and as he himself proceeded in the direction of the nearby chapel his way was blocked by a crowd in the region of 50 to 100 persons; sworn before Henry Irvine, magistrate of County Fermanagh, 8 June 1825.

7 Jun 1825-[9] Jun 1825

1825

CSO/RP/SC/1825/210

Letter from Reverend Hunt Johnson, magistrate, Stradbally, Queen’s County [County Laois; Leix], to the Chief Secretary’s Office, Dublin Castle, referring to the investigation of the murder of Honor Commins [Cummins] and the trial of suspect William Fannon, who was discharged on account of lack of evidence. He observes another suspect, Michael Murphy, of the 7th dragoon guards, Newbridge in County Kildare, disappeared for a time but has since been brought into custody. Asks if Murphy should be retained or released into liberty. Also encloses copy deposition of Patrick Branigan in which he alleges Fannon and Murphy are the guilty party in the murder and theft of Commins. [See also description CSO/RP/SC/1825/208].

28 May 1825-17 Aug 1825

1825