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Record 571 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/SC/1821/571
TITLE:

Letter from Robert Fraser, Dublin, concerning impact of disturbances in County Limerick, on investment in Ireland
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Robert Fraser, 1 Eden Quay, Dublin, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, renewing the offer of his services to government. Refers to the disturbed state of County Limerick, noting that the recent atrocities there, '...have grievously checked my hopes of bringing English capital to this country', and may prove detrimental to all such investment in Ireland.
EXTENT:

1 item; 4pp
DATE(S):

27 Oct 1821
DATE EARLY:

1821
DATE LATE:

1821
Record 572 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/SC/1821/572
TITLE:

Letter from James Daly, Galway, requesting to recommend a candidate for post of distributor of stamps for Galway
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from James Daly, Galway, County Galway, MP for County Galway, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, requesting to be allowed to recommend a successor to Martin French [distributor of stamps for Galway], in the stamp office, Galway.
EXTENT:

1 item; 2pp
DATE(S):

[Oct 1821]
DATE EARLY:

1821
DATE LATE:

1821
Record 573 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/SC/1821/573
TITLE:

Letter from Edward Villiers Fitzgerald, County Limerick, concerning disturbed state of the county
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Edward Villiers Fitzgerald, Rockfield, Pallaskenry, County Limerick, magistrate, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, respecting the disturbed state of County Limerick, and referring to his efforts to encourage firearms to be surrendered when parts of the county were similarly disturbed in 1808, 5 November 1821. Encloses copy of an address by Fitzgerald, 'To the disturbers of the Peace of the County of Limerick', which he proposes posting in the area. Address warns of the consequences of further unrest, referring to potato crop failures, rents and tithes, and urging a surrender of firearms, 5 November 1821.
EXTENT:

2 items; 6pp
DATE(S):

5 Nov 1821
DATE EARLY:

1821
DATE LATE:

1821
Record 574 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/SC/1821/574
TITLE:

Letters from Patrick Fitzpatrick, parish priest, concerning the proclamation of barony of Duhallow, County Cork
SCOPE & CONTENT:

2 letters from Patrick Fitzpatrick, parish priest of Millstreet and Cullin [Cullen], County Cork, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, expressing his 'mixture of pleasure and regret' at the proclamation of the barony of Duhallow, County Cork. Emphasises that only parts of the barony are disturbed; the southern parishes being, 'almost entirely free from the contagion'. Urges, in particular, that the parish of Cullen be exempt, 20 November [postmark]; and 27 November 1821.
EXTENT:

2 items; 6pp
DATE(S):

[20 Nov 1821]-27 Nov 1821
DATE EARLY:

1821
DATE LATE:

1821
Record 575 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/SC/1821/575
TITLE:

Letter from Michael Fenton, magistrate of County Sligo, enclosing information on outrages committed in the county
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Michael Fenton, 29 Gloucester Street, Dublin, magistrate for County Sligo, to [William Gregory, Under Secretary], Dublin Castle, concerning the spread of the Ribbon system in counties Sligo and Mayo. Encloses copy of affidavit of Jasper Bourke of Ardnaree, County Sligo, sworn before Fenton, 24 October 1821, detailing outages in the area, and naming several individuals who attacked him; also encloses the affidavit of Robert Fawcett of Parke, County Sligo, sworn before Fenton, 24 October 1821, detailing those responsible for an assault on he and James Fawcett, near Enniscrone [Inishcrone] fair. Annotation on reverse of each petition, of opinion of John Sealy Townsend, KC and legal advisor to CSO, 16 November 1821.
EXTENT:

3 items; 8pp
DATE(S):

24 Oct 1821-16 Nov 1821
DATE EARLY:

1821
DATE LATE:

1821
Record 576 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/SC/1821/576
TITLE:

Letter from Robert Fraser, County Tyrone, reporting the distress of the peasantry in the county
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from William Shaw Mason, Record Tower, Dublin, secretary of Irish Records Commission, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, 28 November 1821, enclosing a letter Robert Fraser, Fintona, County Tyrone, to Mason, respecting the state of the country [not present], and also forwarding a letter from Fraser addressed to Grant, 26 November 1821. Fraser emphasises the poverty and distress of the Irish peasantry in County Tyrone, and the existence of the same complaints as in the south of Ireland, respecting tithes, high rents, and county taxes.
EXTENT:

2 items; 6pp
DATE(S):

26 Nov 1821-28 Nov 1821
DATE EARLY:

1821
DATE LATE:

1821
Record 577 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/SC/1821/577
TITLE:

Letter from Thomas Finucane, John Maguire and William Keightley, Dublin, offering their services to government
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Thomas Finucane; John Maguire; and William Keightley, 20 Holles Street, Dublin, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, offering their services to assist government in suppressing the disturbances across Ireland.
EXTENT:

1 item; 3pp
DATE(S):

28 Nov 1821
DATE EARLY:

1821
DATE LATE:

1821
Record 578 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/SC/1821/578
TITLE:

Letter from Colonel Richard Hobart Fitzgibbon, County Limerick, recommending individuals to be appointed magistrates for the county
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Colonel Richard Hobart Fitzgibbon, Mountshannon, Nenagh, County Limerick, MP for County Limerick and colonel of the County Limerick regiment of militia, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, recommending the commander of the County Limerick regiment, Captain Connor, and his deputy, Lieutenant Shane, to be given commissions of the peace.
EXTENT:

1 item; 3pp
DATE(S):

1 Dec 1821
DATE EARLY:

1821
DATE LATE:

1821
Record 579 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/SC/1821/579
TITLE:

Letter from William Fuge, County Cork, concerning extent of disturbances in south of country
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from William Fuge, Rocklodge, Youghal, County Cork, to Chief Secretary's Office, Dublin Castle, reporting on the disturbed state of the south of Ireland. Notes that whilst the unrest began out of local circumstances, 'quite exempt from Political or Religious Motives', this may not continue to be the case. Expresses concern at the robbery of firearms by 'nightly Insurgents', recalling the events of the 1798 rebellion. Also urges a total suspension in the sale of gunpowder and the deployment of the yeomanry to settle the disturbances.
EXTENT:

1 item; 4pp
DATE(S):

5 Dec 1821
DATE EARLY:

1821
DATE LATE:

1821
Record 580 from 'CSO/RP'
NAI REFERENCE:

CSO/RP/SC/1821/580
TITLE:

Letter from Viscount Forbes, County Longford, reporting his arrest of a suspicious stranger, William O'Donnell
SCOPE & CONTENT:

Letter from Major General George Forbes, Viscount Forbes, Castleforbes, County Longford, magistrate and MP for County Longford, to Charles Grant, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reporting his arrest of a William O'Donnell of Ballindoon, County Sligo, and detailing various inconsistencies in his story when examined. Requests to know if he is authorised to detain him, 11 December 1821. Encloses copy of statement of Sergeant Alexander Simpson, of Royal Longford militia, sworn before Forbes, detailing his encounter with O'Donnell, and reporting O'Donnell's comments on the overthrow of Protestantism, the Ribbon system, and the Ribbon oath, [11 December 1821].
EXTENT:

2 items; 6pp
DATE(S):

11 Dec 1821
DATE EARLY:

1821
DATE LATE:

1821

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