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CSO/RP/1824/683

Letter from Mathew Barrington, crown solicitor [Munster circuit], Limerick, County Limerick, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, recommending payment of £20 to Denis Connor and wife Bridget, who acted in the prosecution of David and Daniel Leahy in connection with the destruction of the barracks at Abbeyfeale in County Limerick. Returns memorial from Connor, house carpenter, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, conveying fear of retaliation over his part in the Leahy case and requesting payment of financial aid to help support his family in Limerick.

25 Mar 1824-24 Apr 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/702

Letter from Mathew Barrington, crown solicitor [Munster circuit], Dublin, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, denying right of applicant Michael James Roche to compensation for his part in the crown prosecution of David Leahy and Daniel Leahy. Includes memorial of Roche, Ballybehy [Ballaghbehy], County Limerick, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, seeking advance of remuneration for providing information on the activities of David and Daniel Leahy, in connection with the destruction of the barracks at Abbeyfeale in County Limerick; claims to ‘have no means in life of Supporting himself’ and because of his part in the trial ‘is in dread of his Life daily’.

10 May 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/983

Letter from Thomas Philip Vokes, police magistrate, Limerick, County Limerick, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, reporting on the claims of Eugene Casey, school master, to government protection; he notes the claimant came under pressure from disaffected elements while living at Abbeyfeale, County Limerick, in 1821 and 1822, and recently took a case against a man ‘for attacking his house’. Returns memorial from Casey, Ballybehy, Abbeyfeale, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, complaining of being ‘persecuted and forced from his House and farm by a party of lawless Rebels’. Claims to have discovered one of the perpetrators, John Kelly, who is presently held in Limerick Gaol and asserts the attack was orchestrated by a group of brothers named ‘Roche’. Also returns memorial from Michael Jones, [which Vokes alleges was ‘written by Casey himself’] Abbeyfeale, to Wellesley, discussing the hardship endured due to the persecution of local rebels and refers to the pernicious influence of the Roches.

23 Jun 1824-9 Jul 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1006

Letter from Mathew Barrington, crown solicitor [Munster circuit], Cork, County Cork, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, reporting on the application of John Leahy for remuneration in consequence of ‘loss and injury’ following an appearance as a crown witness at Kerry assizes; he recommends payment of £10 by way of compensation. Also memorial from Leahy, Crag, Abbeyfeale, County Limerick, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, seeking restitution due to the negative ramifications flowing from his prosecution of a number of Whiteboys who abduction his daughter, Johanna Leahy; claims his other daughter, Honora Leahy, also suffered due to her being ‘the principle witness’ in the case, and is on account of her action, deprived of a suitor. Asserts that the perpetrators, Cornelius Guinney, Paul Guinney, Timothy Guinney, Cornelius Guinney Jr, and Dennis Riordan, were apprehended by the exertions of William Allen, a magistrate of Newmarket in County Cork.

25 Jun 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1315

Letter from Matthew Barrington, Dublin, crown solicitor for Munster circuit, to William Gregory, Under Secretary, Dublin Castle, commenting on application of Timothy Collins for remuneration in connection with court appearance on fraud case, and concluding that dues should be paid him, not by the crown, but by the Bank of Ireland. Returns memorial from Timothy Collins, labourer, Abbeyfeale, County Limerick, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, seeking expenses for attendance at the general assizes of Limerick city, in connection with the case of William McCarthy, who allegedly passed a counterfeit Bank of Ireland note to Thomas Collins, of Islandanny, County Kerry.

10 Sep 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1580

File of material relating to application by William Connell of Cork for assisted passage overseas following prosecution of violent offenders. Includes memorial from William Connell, chandler, Cork, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, describing several services to the crown and seeking recompense through a post in the police establishment or assistance with emigration to British America. Alludes to aid given by him in preservation of life of Robert Twiss, magistrate of Castleisland, County Kerry, and claims to have taken a central part in ‘saving the Church [of Ireland] at Abbeyfeale [County Limerick] from being burned’ by communicating information on 20 suspects to captain White of Cork, 24 May 1824. Also includes letter from Robert King Cummins, merchant, Wellington Place, Cork, County Cork, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary of Ireland, Irish Office, Westminster, London, advancing claim of Connell to government assistance in procuring a holding in Van Diemen’s Land, Australia, following his participation as crown witness. Indicates Connell’s claim to aid is bolstered by his part in the prosecution of those involved in the abduction of Honora Gould at the assizes of Limerick in 1822, and through participation at the trial of Walter Fitzmaurice, 28 October 1824. Also includes letter from Thomas Philips Vokes, police magistrate, Limerick, to Henry Goulburn, expressing opinion that though Connell has been paid £50 his relocation expenses should be met by government ‘as he is very troublesome to the public and as I think his life is not safe in this Country', 29 September 1824. Also includes letter from Cummins to Goulburn, acknowledging reply and affirmation of grant of land to Connell by Sir Thomas Brisbane, governor of New South Wales, Australia. Notes Connell’s appreciation and intention to sail on board the convict ship ‘Hooghley’, subject to orders from Dr Edward Trevor, [supervisor of convict transportation, Cove (Cobh), County Cork], 13 December 1824.

24 May 1824-13 Dec 1824

1824

CSO/RP/1824/1744

Petition of Jeremiah McCarthy, ganger, and the road labourers of Newcastle West, County Limerick, to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, seeking intervention over alleged failure of John Kelly, engineer, [under supervision of Richard Griffith, civil engineer overseeing public works schemes], to disburse wages for labour on the new road from Newcastle West to Abbeyfeale, County Limerick. Claims that Kelly undertook to pay wages to the men once a month, but later reneged on this agreement, claiming that insufficient work had been performed by the men. Indicates that Alfred Furlong, agreed to advance to the men payment of 6d per day, as many were suffering from malnourishment. Remarks that since Kelly failed to make timely payments for the work he was brought before the magistrates at the petty sessions.

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1824

CSO/RP/1825/601

Letter from Captain William Cooke Collis, Castle Cooke, Kilworth, County Cork, magistrate and overseer of the road through the Glen of Arraglyn, County Cork, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reporting that a sum of £814 15s 2d has been to date expended on the road under the management of Richard Griffith, civil engineer overseeing public works schemes. Requests that a report be made on progress by Griffith and John Killaly, civil engineer, and if approved, that a monetary advance under the act may be sanctioned by the Lord Lieutenant, 6 March 1825. Also letter from Goulburn, Irish Office, Westminster, London, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, ordering that authority be given to Griffith to commence work on the Boghra and Arraglyn roads, 27 May 1825. Also letter from Sir Nicholas Conway Colthurst, MP for Cork city, to Goulburn, drawing attention to the need for progress on road. Observes that Griffith has not as yet received formal instructions to commence the work and stresses the significance of the scheme in providing employment for the poorer classes, 22 July 1825. Also letter from Griffith, Limerick, County Limerick, to Gregory, stating a letter of 3 July granting authority to begin the work, did not reach him until today, due to his departure from Abbeyfeale a day before its arrival, 23 July 1825. Also letter from Viscount Ennismore [Richard Hare, MP for County Cork], foreman, grand jury room, Cork, to Goulburn, requesting that Killaly be directed to view works carried out on the new road through the Glen of Arraglyn and report on same. Such action is necessary, he points out, to enable issue of reimbursement of expenses to Captain Collis, 15 August 1825. Encloses letter from Collis to Ennismore, stressing his want of release of money for the road in question out of the consolidation fund. Notes the work has been inspected by Griffith but not yet by Killaly, whose signature is required by law as co-engineer, 15 August 1825.

6 Mar 1825-15 Aug 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1130

Letter from Mathew Barrington, crown solicitor [Munster circuit], Dublin, to Henry Goulburn, Chief Secretary, Dublin Castle, reporting on an application for compensation from Daniel Toomy [also spelt Tuomy] and Mary Toomy of Newcastle in County Limerick, who acted as crown witnesses in the prosecution of Daniel and Morty Flynn for the murder of John Harnett which took place near Abbeyfeale, in County Limerick. Observes he concurs with a recommendation from Thomas Philip Vokes, police magistrate of Limerick, that Mary Toomy be awarded a sum of £30 in complete satisfaction of her claim, and Daniel Toomy be continued on his weekly allowance of 7 shillings, in respect of his claim on government, 3 September 1825. Returns memorial of Daniel and Mary Toomy to Richard Wellesley, 1st Marquis Wellesley, Lord Lieutenant, Dublin Castle, setting out their claim to pecuniary reward for their part in the conviction of the Flynns and ‘their accomplice Dawly [Dawley]’ for the murder of Harnett [at the summer assizes of 1824]. Complains to date that Mary has ‘never received a single half penny’ in recognition of her part in the prosecution, and her father [Daniel] has received but a small subsistence not adequate to his support. Mary emphasises the danger to her life from the connections of the Flynn family and asks that the compensation be issued to them through Mr Freeling [agent on estate] or Reverend [Thomas] Lock, rector of Newcastle, 14 August 1825. Also second memorial from Daniel and Mary Toomy to Wellesley, seeking settlement of compensation claim. Protests that Daniel has had his allowance stopped by the police and Mary, to date, has had no aid given her except a small payment of £3 to defray expenses prior to the court hearing. Requests information from government on the value of their work as crown witnesses and repeats application to have money paid to Reverend Lock or to John Gunn Jr, postmaster of Newcastle, 14 September 1825. Also memorial from Robert Allen, Newcastle, to Goulburn, complaining of the treatment of Daniel and Mary Toomy following their loyalty to government as crown witnesses. Points out that neither was properly compensated despite various applications for payment to Barrington, Vokes and Francis Percy, chief constable of police of Newcastle. Observes, following the execution of the Flynns, they were forced to abandon their own neighbourhood for reasons of personal safety. Requests their case receive special attention as circumstances demand, 22 November 1825.

14 Aug 1825-22 Nov 1825

1825

CSO/RP/1825/1593

Letter from Thomas Anthony Southwell, 3rd Viscount Southwell, 10 Queen Square, Bath, England, to William H Gregory, Under Secretary of Ireland, Dublin Castle, recommending the appointment of Francis Sandes of Sallyglinn, County Kerry, to a church vacancy in Abbeyfeale, in County Limerick. The living, he observes, has not been vacant for more than two months and ‘there is no danger yet of a lapse’. Points out that Sandes ‘is not yet ordained’ but awaits ‘a nomination to receive [holy] orders’.

30 Mar 1825

1825