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CSO/RP/OR/1831/710

File containing reports and supporting documents relating to outrages and disturbances perpetrated in the counties of Kildare, Louth, Meath, Queen’s County [Laois; Leix], Wicklow and Westmeath; compiled by Col Sir John Harvey, [Inspector General of Police]. Includes letter from Robert Wright, Chief Constable, [Carlow] Graigue, Queen’s County [County Laois], to Lieut [Hugh Boyd] Wray, Sub-Inspector, [Maryborough], reporting that a gathering of about 200 persons led by the local priest went to the residence of William Fishbourne [magistrate of Hollymount in the barony of Slievemargy] for the purpose of ascertaining which candidate would receive his vote in the election; also noting the crowd took from their work a number of men working for Fishbourne as they sought to influence the vote in that locality. Also includes letter from John Healy, Constable, Nobber, [County Meath], to WH Pearce, Chief Constable, Kells, reporting that a plough belonging to Thomas Halpin was maliciously tampered with on the night of the 9th of May; observing the victim is brother to a local priest and the likely cause is a failure to give a vote to [Henry] Grattan. [Contains list of names not given in this description].

10 May 1831-16 May 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/711

General recapitulation of outrage crimes reported for the months of April and May 1831 in the province of Leinster; compiled by James Tandy, Acting Inspector General of Police, Dublin; presented in a table format showing a breakdown by type of crime, such as homicide, robbery, burglary, etc, with cross reference by county.

11 Jun 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/713

File containing reports and supporting documents relating to outrages and disturbances perpetrated in the counties of Kilkenny, Meath, King’s County, [County Offaly], Queen’s County [Laois; Leix], Longford and Westmeath; compiled by Col Sir John Harvey, [Inspector General of Police]. Includes letter from Maj James Crawford, Chief Constable, Tullamore, [King’s County], to Harvey, observing that a number of local magistrates have resolved in favour of giving police protection to William Payne of the parish of Rahan, a man who was previously victim of an attack by the Terry Alts; enclosing a copy of a threatening notice [to Payne] by Captain Rock warning of vengeance if his orders are not adhered to. Also includes letter from Charles Ormsby, Chief Constable, Kilbeggan, [County Westmeath], to Lieut HN Thompson, Sub-Inspector, Mullingar, reporting on an inquest into the cause of the death of Mathew Donacan of Castletown Geoghegan; indicating the jury found that the victim died as a result of ‘a blow of a stone’ received on the night of the 1st of December. [Contains list of names not given in this description].

13 Dec 1831-21 Dec 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/714

File containing reports and supporting documents relating to outrages and disturbances perpetrated in the counties of Carlow, Longford, Meath, Kilkenny, Meath, King’s County, [County Offaly], Queen’s County [Laois; Leix], and Westmeath; compiled by Col Sir John Harvey, [Inspector General of Police]. Includes letter from Hugh Hawkshaw, Chief Constable, Borris, Goresbridge, [County Carlow], to Lieut James Battersby, Sub-Inspector, Carlow, reporting an arson attack on a school house in the parish of St Mullin's on the night of the 24th of November; noting the property belonged to Thomas Kavanagh, of the town of Borris, and it was saved from total destruction due to the ‘wetness of the night’. Also includes letter from Charles H Tuckey, Sub-Inspector, Kilkenny, [County Kilkenny], to Harvey, reporting that the body of a man named William Walsh of Kilmanagh, was found on the high road in the parish of Tullaherin, ‘shockingly mangled’; observing that the killing of Walsh is likely a result of his having took some land which had saw evictions some two years earlier. [Contains list of names not given in this description].

22 Nov 1831-1 Dec 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/715

File containing reports and supporting documents relating to outrages and disturbances perpetrated in the counties of Kildare, King’s County, [County Offaly], Meath and Westmeath; compiled by Col Sir John Harvey, [Inspector General of Police]. Includes copy affidavit of James Hays, Killeen, King’s County, stating that he was pulled out of his bed on the night of 27th of November and hit ‘repeatedly with sticks’ which caused injury to his head; remarking his attackers fired a couple of shots prior to departing. Also includes letter from [WH Penn], Kells, [County Meath], to George Despard, Chief Constable, reporting on the robbery of a post boy who was knocked off his horse between the towns of Kells and Athboy; observing that three men have been apprehended for the crime and the postbag has been recovered unopened. [Contains list of names not given in this description].

2 Dec 1831-6 Dec 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/716

File containing reports and supporting documents relating to outrages and disturbances perpetrated in the counties of Carlow, Kildare, Meath, King’s County, [County Offaly], Queen’s County [Laois; Leix] and Westmeath; compiled by Col Sir John Harvey, [Inspector General of Police]. Includes letter from William Henry Jones, Chief Constable, Borris-in-Ossory, Queen’s County [County Laois; Leix], to Lieut [Hugh Boyd] Wray, Sub-Inspector, Maryboro, [Maryborough], reporting on a confrontation between an officer of the 74th Regiment [of Foot] and a three insurgents on the townland of Knockahaw on the night of 2nd of December; remarking one of the offenders tried to dismount the officer from his horse and ‘threw several stones after him’. Also includes letter from Charles Ormsby, Chief Constable, Kilbeggan, [County Westmeath], to Lieut HN Thompson, Sub-Inspector, Mullingar, reporting on the intimidation of Patrick McManus of Piercetown by a party of men ‘Armed with Bludgeons’; stating the attackers ordered his herdsman to abandon the herd and threatened to burn the house if McManus and his wife remained there. [Contains list of names not given in this description].

2 Dec 1831-7 Dec 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/717

File containing reports and supporting documents relating to outrages and disturbances perpetrated in the Queen’s County [Laois; Leix] and County Longford; compiled by Col Sir John Harvey, [Inspector General of Police]. Includes letter from George Hobbs, Chief Constable, Mountmellick, [Queen’s County], to Lieut [Hugh Boyd] Wray, Sub-Inspector, Maryboro, [Maryborough], reporting that the dwelling of Thomas Fenton at Ballybrittas came under attack by a party of approximately 100 men on the night of 6th of December; stating his attackers came to take his firearms which he and his son stoutly resisted; noting his son, Adam Fenton, fired at and wounded some of the party.

7 Dec 1831-10 Dec 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/718

File containing reports and supporting documents relating to outrages and disturbances perpetrated in the counties of Carlow, King’s County, [County Offaly], Queen’s County [Laois; Leix], Meath, and Westmeath; compiled by Col Sir John Harvey, [Inspector General of Police]. Includes letter from Hugh Hawkshaw, Chief Constable, Borris, Goresbridge, [County Carlow], to Lieut James Battersby, Sub-Inspector, Carlow, reporting on the posting of a threatening notice left at the door of Rev [Hector F] Vaughan of Myshall on the night of 8th of December; enclosing copy notice proclaiming ‘woe to the cheater’ and those assisting with the collection of tithes. Also includes letter from Cap Samuel McClintock, Chief Constable, Slane, [County Meath], to George Despard, Chief Constable, reporting an attack on the dwelling of Thomas Duffy at Newtown Fortescue on the night of 3rd of December; adding that a demand was made for money and Duffy produced the sum of five shillings. Also includes letter from Lieut John Henderson, Sub-Inspector, [Dunnae], Navan, County Meath, to Despard, reporting the detention of John Fullam of Shambow [Shanbo] on suspicion of having placed a threatening notice at the residence of John McGuinness; adding the notice stipulated that a particular day labourer in the employment of McGuinness was to be discontinued. [Contains list of names not given in this description].

7 Dec 1831-12 Dec 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/719

File containing summary reports relating to outrages perpetrated in the counties of Kilkenny, Meath, Queen’s County [Laois; Leix], Wexford, Wicklow, King’s County, [County Offaly] and Westmeath; compiled by Col Sir John Harvey, [Inspector General of Police]. Includes summary report on the ‘malicious breaking of a Plough’ belonging to John Kinsella in County Meath; also summary report on an attempt to extort funds from Thomas Reed for the legal defence of Whitefeet offenders in County Kilkenny; also summary report on a reform meeting at Maryborough, Queen’s County, on the 8th of December; also summary report on the burning of a dwelling house belonging to Mrs Lennon at ‘Corn Mills’ in County Westmeath on the night of the 9th of December. Also includes memorandum by HW Thompson, Sub-Inspector, Mullingar, County Westmeath, prepared for use of Harvey, stating that four persons have been committed for trial in connection with the murder of Owen Gallagher; noting that a total of seven persons were under suspicion in the matter and indicating the inquest found Slavin, McKeon, Gill and Kean [Keane] guilty of the murder. [Contains list of names not given in this description].

2 Dec 1831-14 Dec 1831

1831

CSO/RP/OR/1831/720

File containing reports and supporting documents relating to outrages and disturbances perpetrated in the counties of Carlow, Meath and Queen’s County [Laois; Leix]; compiled by Col Sir John Harvey, [Inspector General of Police]. Includes letter from James King, Constable, Nobber, [County Meath], to Cap Samuel McClintock, Chief Constable, Slane, reporting on a dispute surrounding the succession of Rev Caslin to the parish church of Nobber; stressing the resistance given by a Mr Ellis, who is hoping to get charge of the church, and his apparent encouragement of the Protestant parishioners to ‘assemble’ to prevent Caslin ‘officiating’. Also includes letter from William Henry Jones, Chief Constable, Borris-in-Ossory, Queen’s County [County Laois; Leix], to Lieut [Hugh Boyd] Wray, Sub-Inspector, Maryboro, [Maryborough], reporting a violent attack on Pierce English, a wood ranger to Sir Charles Coote, who was waylaid while travelling from the market of Mountrath; remarking he was knocked down and suffered a fractured skull. [Contains list of names not given in this description].

10 Dec 1831-15 Dec 1831

1831