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CSO/RP/OR/1830/31

Letter from Tomkins Brew, [Chief Constable and magistrate], Ennis, [County Clare], to Sir Henry Hardinge, [1st Viscount Hardinge, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle], reporting about an attack made on James Tymons, Knocknareeha [County Clare]; some similar outrages, also near Corofin [County Clare]; hoping to obtain information on the perpetrators. Also, annotation by [Archdeacon Thomas Singleton, private secretary to Hugh Percy, 3rd duke Northumberland, Dublin], praising Brew’s work, and a note by [Dublin Castle] to [Maj Warburton, Inspector General], on assisting Brew.

1 Sep 1830-8 Sep 1830

1830

CSO/RP/OR/1830/32

Two letters from Thomas Bulfin, Sub-Inspector, Sligo, [County Sligo], to Sir Henry Hardinge, [1st Viscount Hardinge, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle], reporting on outrages including a beating near Grange, [County Sligo], the breaking into houses bear Mullaghmore [County Sligo], an attack by a mob near Sligo of three men who voted adversely in the last election, and an attack on the brothers Gilmore of Ballyscanlon [County Sligo], who were valuing tythe corn. Annotation by Hardinge comments that if unchecked, ‘the mob and the Ruffians will return the Members to Parliament’. [See also CSO/RP/OR/1830/39.]

[4] Sep 1830-17 Sep 1830

1830

CSO/RP/OR/1830/33

Letter from Tomkins Brew, [Chief Constable and magistrate], Ennis, [County Clare], to Sir Henry Hardinge, [1st Viscount Hardinge, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle], reporting on the attack by a mob on the house of Purcell, at Mr Scott’s gate, Caheracon, [Cahiracon, County Clare]; he is planning an inquiry.

12 Sep 1830

1830

CSO/RP/OR/1830/34

Letter from Tomkins Brew, [Chief Constable and magistrate], Ennis, [County Clare], to Sir Henry Hardinge, [1st Viscount Hardinge, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle], reporting on a number of Whiteboy acts near Corofin, [County Clare] such as the destruction of turf and hay, the posting of threatening letters, all seemingly against persons who voted for [Sir] Lucius O’Brien in the last election. Also, praising the acts of resistance given to attacks by the son of widow McGrath, near Corofin, recommending a reward. Also, annotation by Harding asking for a further report but suggesting giving McGrath a musket and shot.

11 Sep 1830

1830

CSO/RP/OR/1830/35

File of correspondence from magistrates regarding outrages near Corofin and Newmarket on Fergus, County Clare, and the magistrates’ actions against the perpetrators. Includes letter from Tomkins Brew, [Chief Constable and magistrate], Adelphi, Corofin, [County Clare], to Sir Henry Hardinge, [1st Viscount Hardinge, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle], reporting on the destruction of corn belonging to Francis Owen, Corofin, and stating that many other such outrages have been committed; enclosing resolutions by ten magistrates with Sir Edward O’Brien, chair, raising subscriptions in order to offer rewards for informers; also enclosing a letter from Edmund Mahon, Chief Constable, Newmarket on Fergus, [County Clare], on an attack by a mob on the farm of a certain Hogan, Smithstown, [County Clare], to take corn. Also, letter from James C Fitzgerald, magistrate, Newmarket on Fergus, to Hardinge, on the same incident, asking whether to arrest a further 21 persons implicated in the act, and memorandum by Hardinge, in favour of arresting especially those individuals who came from Cratloe [County Clare] to assist the riot.

17 Sep 1830-22 Sep 1830

1830

CSO/RP/OR/1830/36

File of documents regarding the search for Thomas Bailey [also Bayley, Baily] who murdered his wife Biddy in Dunoer [Dunore, County Meath]. Includes a letter from P Darbey, surgeon, Drogheda, [County Louth] on Biddy Bailey’s death from having her throat cut and complaining about the authorities’ complacency, and correspondence between Sir Henry Hardinge, [1st Viscount Hardinge, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle] and Sir John Harvey [Inspector General, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny], the latter asserting that every exertion is used to track Bailey and discrediting information that leads to England, enclosing letters from James McClintock, Chief Constable, Slane, [County Meath], with a detailed list of policemen engaged in the search, copy letter from John Henderson, Sub-Inspector, Navan, [County Meath], further letters from Hill JB Walsh, Chief Constable, Julianstown, [County Meath], Philip Lynch, Chief Constable, Head Office of Police, [Dublin] after Harvey extended the search to the capital, as also letters from George Despard, Chief Constable, Summerhill, [County Meath], and E Jenkins, Sub-Inspector, Dundalk, County Louth. Letters from Johnny Farly, Big Barn, Drogheda, and John Ryan, Rathbran, County Meath, [post town Drogheda], to Hardinge and his successor Lieut Col [Sir William] Gosset describe the escape and current residence of Bailey in Manchester with his aunt Mary Ryan, both referring to Mr M McCartney, Chief Constable, Drogheda. McClintock’s list of policemen names Constables John Wheatley, Ralph Ogle and Patrick [Meighaw?], and sub-constables John Laughran, Cashman, Tillery, Walsh, Wray, Henry Ogle and William Ogle, William Wilkinson, also Chief Constable Walsh. A final fragmentary letter from Michael Farrell, Head Police Office, repeats that every exertion has been made, and stating that a warrant can be obtained from J T Higgins Esq, Higgins Brock [Higginsbrook House], Trim, [County Meath], under cover to Mr S [L], Police Office, Manchester to have him arrested.

20 Sep 1830-8 Jan 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1830/37

Letter from [Sir] John James Burgoyne, magistrate, Strabane, [County Tyrone], to Sir Henry Hardinge, [1st Viscount Hardinge, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle], stating that [Toal?] Gallagher is still at large, that he has no property to seize and that his family would be reduced to beggary were he put in jail.

16 Sep 1830

1830

CSO/RP/OR/1830/38

Letter from Tomkins Brew, [Chief Constable and magistrate], Adelphi, Corofin, [County Clare], to Sir Henry Hardinge, [1st Viscount Hardinge, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle], reporting the burning of the house of John Hehir, [Knockmagerra, County Clare] where the family just only escaped with their lives. Also, annotation by Hardinge and memorandum by [Archdeacon Thomas Singleton, private secretary to Hugh Percy, 3rd duke Northumberland, Dublin], with suggestions as to deploying the military, and of the necessity of making an example.

20 Sep 1830-23 Sep 1830

1830

CSO/RP/OR/1830/39

Letter from Thomas Bulfin, Sub-Inspector, Sligo, [County Sligo], to Sir Henry Hardinge, [1st Viscount Hardinge, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle], stating that the Gilmores declined to prosecute, adding that they had been given the tithes of Ballyscanlon, [County Sligo] by the proprietor Lord Palmerstown [Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston]; also alluding to a widespread system of attacking houses and swearing the proprietors not to pay [the tithe], naming the case of a farmer named Tucker, Mounttemple, [County Sligo]; adding he has augmented the police at Carney and Mouttemple, and referring again to the ambush near Grange, [County Sligo]. Also, annotations by Hardinge, on the need to get statements from reluctant witnesses, and annotation by [Archdeacon] Thomas Singleton, [private secretary to Hugh Percy, 3rd duke Northumberland, Dublin], with a further suggestion. [See also CSO/RP/OR/1830/32.]

24 Sep 1830-25 Sep 1830

1830

CSO/RP/OR/1830/40

Letter from John Brown, Chief Constable, Drumalga Cottage, Athlone, [County Roscommon], to Sir Henry Hardinge, [1st Viscount Hardinge, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle], reporting of the burning down of barns of wheat belonging to John Finneran, Coolfree, [County Roscommon], and that Finneran has not been able to give Brown or [stipendiary magistrate] Crossley information. Also, annotations by Hardinge and [Archdeacon] Thomas Singleton, [private secretary to Hugh Percy, 3rd duke Northumberland, Dublin], on means to break the intimidation of witnesses so that they come forth.

26 Sep 1830

1830