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CSO/RP/OR/1830/490

Letter from Sir John Harvey [Inspector General, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny], to William Gregory, [Under Secretary, Dublin Castle], regarding outrages, enclosing letters from Lieut Robert Simpson, Sub-Inspector, Longford, [County Longford], on an outrage against Mr Thomson; James Williams, Chief Constable, Granard, [County Longford], on an outrage against James Kelly; George Hobbs, Chief Constable, Mountmellick, [County Laois], on an outrage against John Conroy; illegal notice against [Rev] Alcock, [] McDonald and [David Burchaell] forwarded by Constable Lowe, Dungarvan, [County Kilkenny]; WH Jones, Chief Constable, Borris in Ossory, [County Laois], originally forwarding an illegal notice for Samuel McEntyre [not extant]; Rockte notice from Dungarvan, [County Kilkenny] ‘there is your coffin, Todd’; Joseph Lambert, Gauran, [Gowran, County Kilkenny], on an outrage against a certain Dunphy.

18 Dec 1830-21 Dec 1830

1830

CSO/RP/OR/1830/491

Letter from Sir John Harvey [Inspector General, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny], to William Gregory, [Under Secretary, Dublin Castle], regarding outrages, enclosing letters from James Williams, Chief Constable, Granard, [County Longford], on an outrage against Patrick McGennis; James McClintock, Chief Constable, Slane, [County Meath], on an outrage against Patrick Russell, and enclosing a threatening letter to George Irwin Esq against ‘this old Hangman McConnon’; John Thompson, Constable, Navan, [County Meath], on an outrage against Robert Madden; J McDermott, Constable, Bohermien, [Bohermeen, County Meath], on an outrage against James Crosbie; W Foott, Chief Constable, Abbey Leix [Abbeyleix, County Laois], on an attack on John Bolton; WH Jones, Chief Constable, Borris in Ossory, [County Laois], on a repeal meeting, listing eleven of the ‘respectable’ attendees; William Johnston, Sub-Inspector, Wicklow, [County Wicklow], on outrages enacted against Denis Byrne and Mr Smith. [Contains list of names not given in this description.]

10 Dec 1830-24 Dec 1830

1830

CSO/RP/OR/1830/492

Letter from Sir John Harvey [Inspector General, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny], to William Gregory, [Under Secretary, Dublin Castle], regarding outrages, enclosing or excerpting from letters from Cap Burke, Chief Constable, [County Kildare], on an outrage against Mr Glin; [Maj G] Browne, Sub-Inspector, Kilkenny, on an outrage against John Moylan, tenant of William Tyke Esq; Lieut Robert Simpson, Sub-Inspector, Longford, [County Longford], on an outrage against William Carroll, pensioner; James Crawford, Chief Constable, Tullamore, [County Offaly], on an attack on James and Rose Casey, enclosing affidavits sworn by six persons before the magistrate, William Wallace, and a committal of five persons to Tullamore Gaol; schedule by George Despard, Chief Constable, Spring Valley, [Summerhill, County Meath], listing five cases of outrage against seven named persons. [Contains list of names not given in this description.]

10 Dec 1830-17 Dec 1830

1830

CSO/RP/OR/1830/493

Letter from Sir John Harvey [Inspector General, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny], to William Gregory, [Under Secretary, Dublin Castle], regarding outrages, enclosing letters from Hill SB Walsh, Chief Constable, Johnstown House, [County Meath], on the arrest of a certain Elliott by Constable Kelly and sub-constable Malone, and on an outrage against John Coffey; George Despard, Chief Constable, Spring Valley, [Summerhill, County Meath], on an outrage against James Gafney, on the arrest of a man for an attack on Patrick Follard, and an attack on a woman named Sweeney; J McDermott, Constable, Bohermien, [Bohermeen, County Meath], on an outrage against John Brown, widow Finegan and Patrick Finegan; Thomas Bodkin, Chief Constable, Dunshaughlin, [County Meath], on an outrage against Sir Charles Dillon; James McClintock, Chief Constable, Slane, [County Meath], on the arrest of John Hogan, and an outrage against Thomas Macken; also enclosing printed resolutions by a committee chaired by Valentine Bennett, High Sheriff, Warrenstown, King’s County [County Offaly], listing twelve members of the committee and c 48 subscribers, offering a reward for informations on an attack on George Rait and Mr Cheyne. [Contains list of names not given in this description.]

9 Dec 1830-19 Dec 1830

1830

CSO/RP/OR/1830/494

File of correspondence and anonymous notices marked ‘Hurlers’; includes notices from Ballyhale, Graigue, Castlewarren, [all County Kilkenny], Old Leighlin [County Carlow], calling ‘hurlers’ to meetings on tithes and rents; rarely threatening specific persons including Dr Hamilton. Also includes letter from Sergt Samuel Grant, Rossbercon, [Rosbercon, County Kilkenny], to [Maj G] Browne, Sub-Inspector, Kilkenny, [County Kilkenny], on a meeting ‘in the character of hurlers’ against the payment of tithes; another by David Burtchaell, Brandondale [House], [Graigenamanagh, County Kilkenny], to William Gregory, [Under Secretary, Dublin Castle], on a meeting in Ullard, [County Carlow] by men dressed as hurlers but there to intimidate Rev Alcock’s bailiffs.

3 Dec 1830-21 Dec 1830

1830

CSO/RP/OR/1830/495

Letter from Sir John Harvey [Inspector General, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny], to Edward Smith Stanley, [Chief Secretary], Dublin Castle, regarding outrages, originally enclosing illegal notices and other reports from County Kilkenny [some not extant, now including loose letters at the end of the H-file], from [Maj G] Browne, Sub-Inspector, Kilkenny, respecting notices and meetings of the ‘tithe-hurlers’; Pierse [Mannion?], Bennettsbridge, [County Kilkenny], on a carbine found by sub-constable Butler, and a notice calling a hurling match, mentioning Rev Kavanagh, parish priest; Thomas Webb, Constable, Knocktopher, [County Kilkenny], on a meeting about tithes visiting Dr Hamilton; Lieut James Battersby, Sub-Inspector, Carlow, County Carlow, originally enclosing illegal notices [possibly at CSO/RP/OR/1830/494].

30 Dec 1830

1830

CSO/RP/OR/1830/496

Letter from Sir John Harvey [Inspector General, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny], to William Gregory, [Under Secretary, Dublin Castle], recommending the removal of [Rev] McDonnell, curate to Rev Alcock, Graig [Graigue, County Kilkenny] to another parish and to terminate his commission of the peace, stating that he is detested by the Roman Catholics for being a tithe collector. Also mentioning Rector Archdeacon Irvine, Kilfane parish [County Kilkenny] to where the tithe unrest has spread.

23 Dec 1830

1830

CSO/RP/OR/1830/497

File of letters [originally enclosed by Sir John Harvey, Inspector General, Kilkenny, County Kilkenny], regarding outrages, from James Williams, Chief Constable, Granard, [County Longford], on outrages enacted against Garret Fitzsimons, Laurence Dalton, Patrick Doyle; James McClintock, Chief Constable, Slane, [County Meath], on an outrage against Daniel McDaniel; George Despard, Chief Constable, Spring Valley, [Summerhill, County Meath], on an outrage against James Gaffney, and with results of the investigation into the attack on Patrick Follard; WH Jones, Chief Constable, Borris in Ossory, [County Laois], copying a threatening notice against [] Mulhull, schoolmaster; Thomas M Clancie, Chief Constable, Stradbally, [County Laois], referring to a repeal meeting attended by Roman Catholics Rev Dowling and Rev McCabe, chaired by a Protestant, also mentioning their governor, Mr Cosby.

6 Dec 1830-10 Dec 1830

1830

CSO/RP/OR/1830/498

Letter from Joseph Hayden, magistrate, Greenville, County Kilkenny, to Edward Smith Stanley, [Chief Secretary], Dublin Castle, enclosing an illegal notice against payment of the tithe; also reporting a raid of arms by unknown persons against woodrangers. Offering opinion that persons distraining livestock for tithes will be in grave danger.

26 Dec 1830-27 Dec 1830

1830

CSO/RP/OR/1830/499

Letter from Rev W Higgin, Rectory, Roscrea, [County Tipperary], to Edward Smith Stanley, [Chief Secretary], Dublin Castle, enclosing a printed placard from the Anti-Union Youthful Society campaigning for the repeal of the Union; Higgin reporting that young Roman Catholics between fourteen and twenty years of age have been joining, but that no Protestants have done so.

29 Dec 1830-1 Jan 1831

1831