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CSO/RP/OR/1831/1571

Statement of outrages committed in the province of Munster during the month of June 1831; detailing various types of outrages such as murder, intimidation, robbery, arson, injury or killing of livestock, assault, injury to property, riot, house breaking, plunder of firearms, faction fighting, administration of unlawful oaths, discharge of firearms and the posting of threatening notices; also with summary table on final page; signed below by Maj William Miller [Inspector General of Police in Munster], Fermoy, [County Cork]. Incorporates detail of a report of [William John] Lawrenson, Chief Constable, Pallaskenry, County Limerick, remarking that the dwelling of Daniel Naughton, blacksmith of Beabus, came under attack by a party of seven or eight insurgents; adding they assaulted Naughton, ‘threw down his forge, and ordered him to remove from that place ‘immediately’; dated 1st of June. Also incorporates detail of a report of Louis Anderson, Chief Constable, Cahir, County Tipperary, stating that a faction fight took place in the village of Ballyporeen between the ‘Keilys’ and the ‘Gormans’; adding that instructions were given the police by a local magistrate, [Peter] Bourke, ‘to lock themselves up in their Barracks…till the riot was over’; dated 19th of June. [Contains list of names not given in this description].

7 Jul 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1572

Statement of outrages committed in the province of Munster during the month of August 1831; detailing various types of outrages such as murder, intimidation, robbery, arson, injury or killing of livestock, assault, injury to property, riot, house breaking, plunder of firearms, rape, illegal assembly, anti-tithe agitation, administration of unlawful oaths, discharge of firearms and the posting of threatening notices; also with summary table on final page; signed below by Maj William Miller [Inspector General of Police in Munster], Fermoy, [County Cork]. Incorporates detail of a report of Henry [John] Brownrigg, Sub-Inspector, Tralee, County Kerry, remarking that a woman named Johanna Lynch was raped by Timothy Almon of Tonevane; remarking the perpetrator was apprehended but he ‘got married’ and was later admitted to bail; dated 15th of August. Also incorporates detail of a report of Robert Coote, Chief Constable, Dingle, [County Kerry], stating that a woman named Mary Finnegan was discovered by the police with various articles of textiles in her possession, including silk and cotton, which items were stolen from Forhan’s shop in the town of Dingle; adding the culprit would not reveal the identities of her accomplices; dated 23rd of August. Also incorporates detail of a report of James Kelly, Chief Constable, Thurles, County Tipperary, indicating that a threatening notice was posted in the town of Thurles warning people not to employ ‘strangers’; observing the notice in question was embellished with ‘the figure of a coffin and Pistol’; dated 28th of August. [Contains list of names not given in this description].

9 Sep 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1573

Statement of outrages committed in the province of Munster during the month of October 1831; detailing various types of outrages such as murder, intimidation, robbery, arson, injury or killing of livestock, assault, abduction, injury to property, riot, house breaking, plunder of firearms, levelling of fences, destruction of trees, anti-tithe agitation, faction fighting, administration of unlawful oaths, discharge of firearms and the posting of threatening notices; also with summary table on final page; signed below by Maj William Miller [Inspector General of Police in Munster], Fermoy, [County Cork]. Incorporates detail of a report of Alexander Grant, Chief Constable, Burrisoleigh, County Tipperary, remarking that two men of the surname Tracey were ambushed near Templemore and had their ‘Horses, Cars and Corn’ robbed; dated 4th of October. Also incorporates detail of a report of Darby Mahony, Chief Constable, Dungarvan, County Waterford, stating that a sailor attached to a vessel that was wrecked at Ballymacart was shot dead by a soldier of the 37th Regiment [of Foot] who ‘was guarding the Wreck’; dated 16th of October. [Contains list of names not given in this description].

8 Nov 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1574

Statement of outrages committed in County Antrim, in the province of Ulster, covering the months January to July 1831; detailing various types of outrages such as theft of livestock, robbery, plunder of firearms, violent intimidation, illegal assembly, agitation for repeal of the union, turning up of ground, riot, assault, injury to property, beating, arson and the killing of livestock; with some observations affixed by [Maj] Thomas D’Arcy, Inspector General of Police for Ulster. Includes report of [Richard] Magan, Chief Constable, Upper Belfast, remarking that a serious attack was carried out on the brick yard of Robert Morrow in the district of Malone; explaining the intruders spoiled a quantity of newly manufactured bricks and ‘broke the apparatus used in making them’, causing damage to the amount of £20 or £30; adding the likely cause is the owner’s recent employment of a number of ‘strange men’. Also includes report of John Wright, Chief Constable, Upper Antrim and Toome [County Antrim], stating that as many as 400 Ribbonmen ‘marched in procession through Toome and Grange’, firing gunshots as they went along; noting they had a dispute with a man of the name of Fawcett in the latter place and they pursued him to the dwelling of Little, where he made his escape through the roof; dated 17th of March. Also includes report of John Clarke, Chief Constable, Lower Antrim and Lower Toome, drawing attention to an outbreak of sectarian riot at the fair of Portglenone; indicating the police managed to contain the combatants for the greater part of the evening but were cheered by the mob at midnight with the refrain ‘To Hell with King William’ and the ‘Peelers’. [Contains list of names not given in this description].

Jan 1831-Jul 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1575

Statement of outrages committed in County Armagh, in the province of Ulster, covering the months January to July 1831; detailing various types of outrages such as discharge of firearms, anti-tithe agitation, violent intimidation, injury to livestock, theft of timber, robbery, house breaking, arson, murder, violent assault, illegal assembly, injury to property and beating; with some observations affixed by [Maj] Thomas D’Arcy, Inspector General of Police for Ulster. Includes report of William Colthurst, Chief Constable, Armagh, remarking that a sectarian riot broke out in the city of Armagh during the chairing of the MP on the day of the election; regretting that a Roman Catholic man named Patrick Rocks received a fatal wound on the head caused ‘by some sharp instrument’ from which he died some days later; adding that culpability rests with John Boland Jr and John Boland Sr; dated 11th of May. Also includes report of David Patton, Chief Constable, Armagh, Tiranny and Oneilland West, stating that a large number of Ribbonmen were observed to congregate on the hills around the village of Middletown; indicating that a party of Orangemen were turned back by the high sheriff [Hugh Harris] and a few shots were discharged in the direction of the police by the Ribbon party, who returned fire; dated 12th of May. [Contains list of names not given in this description].

Jan 1831-Jul 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1576

Statement of outrages committed in County Cavan, in the province of Ulster, covering the months January to July 1831; detailing various types of outrages such as plunder of firearms, house breaking, anti-tithe agitation, robbery, beating, riot, murder, destruction of farm implements, injury to livestock, arson, violent assault, levelling of buildings, destruction of trees, sectarian attacks and the posting of threatening notices; with some observations affixed by [Maj] Thomas D’Arcy, Inspector General of Police for Ulster. Includes report of Peyton Sheals, Chief Constable, Cootehill, remarking that a threatening notice was displayed on the Market House of the town of Cootehill; explaining the substance of the warning was to demand a reduction in rents and tithes; dated 14th of January. Also includes report of Alexander Kingston Fox, Chief Constable, Kingscourt, conveying that two Irish Scripture readers, James Daley and Lawrence Sheanen [Sheahan], were severely beaten whilst leaving the fair of Kingscourt; adding that Rev [Richard] Winning, Presbyterian minister, has aided in the identification of those responsible; dated 18th of January. Also includes report of John Hazlett, Chief Constable, Tullyhaw, stating that the murder of Terence McGovern took place in the mountains of Glan, about nine miles from Swanlinbar; observing he died at the hands of a relation while attempting to save his uncle during a quarrel; adding the victim was beaten by five or six men with cudgels, after which he expired; dated 23rd of January. Also includes two copies of a Rockite notice addressed to ‘Dear Friends’, making a threat in connection with the disengagement of servants or hired help; posted in Kingscourt and enclosed by Fox. [Contains list of names not given in this description].

Jan 1831-Jul 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1577

Statement of outrages committed in County Donegal, in the province of Ulster, covering the months January to July 1831; detailing various types of outrages such as house breaking, robbery, arson, illegal assembly, anti-tithe agitation, intimidation, violent assault, pound breaking, plunder of firearms, levelling of buildings, burning of crops, administration of unlawful oaths, killing or injury to livestock and the posting of threatening notices; with some observations affixed by [Maj] Thomas D’Arcy, Inspector General of Police for Ulster. Includes report of Lieut Dominick Persse, Chief Constable, Kilmacrennan, conveying that a large assembly of the country people took place at the chapel of Carrygast [Carrygalt] in the parish of Mevagh; remarking the people ‘forcibly carried off the Tythe Proctor out of the Parish’; dated 11th of January. Also includes report of Godfrey Hill, Chief Constable, Boylagh, remarking that two fishing boats attached to the island of Arranmore were subjected to criminal injury; adding the likely cause of the outrage is the lower orders are ‘averse to those Boats carrying provisions to the Island’; dated 7th of February. Also includes report of Lieut [James] Taylor, Chief Constable, Raphoe, stating that a flax mill belonging to John Mahaffy of Dromore in the parish of Clonleigh was set on fire; adding the building was ‘totally consumed’; dated 20th of April. [Contains list of names not given in this description].

Jan 1831-Jul 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1578

Statement of outrages committed in County Down, in the province of Ulster, covering the months January to July 1831; detailing various types of outrages such as murder, house breaking, robbery, illegal assembly, arson, anti-rent agitation, killing or injury to livestock, discharge of firearms, sectarian disturbance, turning up of ground and levelling of fences; with some observations affixed by [Maj] Thomas D’Arcy, Inspector General of Police for Ulster. Includes report of Lieut Andrew Spotswood, Chief Constable, Ards, conveying that a number of freemasons came under attack by the ‘opposite party’ while passing through the village of Ardmillan; remarking that an affray took place and some persons were ‘severely beaten’; adding the freemasons’ drum ‘was broken’; dated c5th of February. Also includes report of Capt [Jeremiah] O'Neill, Chief Constable, Mourne, remarking that a mob composed of near 100 persons made an attempt to destroy a vessel laden with potatoes in the harbour of Annalong; observing that those attached to the vessel put up a valiant defence and ‘little damage was done’; dated 3rd of April. Also includes report of John L Griffin, Chief Constable, Lower Iveagh, stating that a number of Orangemen came under attack near to the village of Moira ‘by a large mob of Roman Catholics’; adding that some Orangemen were severely assaulted and their ‘Drum and Colours broken’; dated 7th of June. [Contains list of names not given in this description].

Jan 1831-Jul 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1579

Statement of outrages committed in County Fermanagh, in the province of Ulster, covering the months January to July 1831; detailing various types of outrages such as murder, house breaking, theft of firearms, arson, injury to personal property, levelling of buildings, beating, robbery, assault and the posting of threatening notices; with some observations affixed by [Maj] Thomas D’Arcy, Inspector General of Police for Ulster. Includes report of Henry William Wray, Chief Constable, Magheraboy, stating that an incursion took place at a mill belonging to Edward Blair, near to the village of Garrison; revealing that a quantity of meal was stolen by the intruders; dated 14th of April. Also includes report of Robert Ormsby, Chief Constable, Magherastephana, Coole and Clankelly, remarking that the dwelling of Bernard Duross at Eshnasillog, near Brookeborough, came under attack by insurgents ‘armed with bludgeons’; observing that he and his wife were subjected to a severe beating and injury done to the house; adding the attackers threatened to burn the residence if not given up; dated 3rd of July. [Contains list of names not given in this description].

Jan 1831-Jul 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/1580

Statement of outrages committed in County Londonderry [Derry], in the province of Ulster, covering the months January to July 1831; detailing various types of outrages such as repeal agitation, discharge of firearms, house breaking, intimidation, murder, theft of firearms, robbery, assault, sectarian disturbance, killing or injury to livestock, destruction of property and the posting of threatening notices; with some observations affixed by [Maj] Thomas D’Arcy, Inspector General of Police for Ulster. Includes report of Oliver Sutherland, Chief Constable, Half barony of Coleraine, stating that a rumour was in circulation of an approach made by local Protestants to their Roman Catholic neighbours seeking a joint meeting to forward a motion for repeal of the union; adding it is thought that a letter to that effect was sent to the Catholic curate, suggesting an assembly for the purpose be made at the village of Ringsend; noting, however, the parish priest was not in favour, neither were the majority of local Orangemen who turned out in opposition on the day proposed; dated c25th of January. Also includes report of Charles Plunkett, Chief Constable, Town of Coleraine, remarking that a woman named Hetty McCready was accosted by Felex McGonigle whilst returning at night from the town of Newtownlimavady; explaining she claims ‘he attempted to strangle Her for the purpose of disposing of her Body for dissection’; dated 22nd of May. Also includes report of Charles Atkinson, Chief Constable, Keenaght and Tirkeeran, indicating that the school houses of Aughrim and Coolshinny were robbed of a quantity of Bibles and New Testaments; adding that 13 of those taken from Aughrim ‘were found concealed in a heap of stones’; dated 25th of June. [Contains list of names not given in this description].

Jan 1831-Jul 1831

1831