The Clonmel Advertiser
Contributed by Mary Heaphy

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Unfortunate Duel.
As it will be expected from us to give an account of an unhappy affair of
this nature which has occurred on the bounds of this county and the county
of Kilkenny,(We believe at a place called Kilcooly-Grange) near Johnstown,
we lay before our readers the following extract of a letter which we
received yesterday:-

Killenaule Nov. 19th. 1822
Sir-I beg to report to you, that it has been agreed to fight a duel at
Boulick, near New Birmingham, on Sunday the 10th inst. between Mr. John
Shaw, attorney of Killenaule, and Mr. William Cooke, of Pointstown, in the
same vicinity, but by an order from Capt. Wilson, chief magistrate, the
parties were pursued and put to the rout by a detachment of police from
Killenaule, under the direction of Mr. Morgan, chief constable, who followed
them some 30 miles. On the day following, Mr. Morgan received information
that the parties were to meet at the church of Frennor? (probably Fennor,
Mary) near the bounds of of the counties of Tipperary and Kilkenny, early
next morning, but he and the police having arrived at the appointed place
before daylight appeared, the duellists were obliged to change their ground
again, and proceeded to Ballynure, where they were for a third time
prevented from fighting by the police, who kept a good look out for them.
Here the business rested for a while, one of the parties having gone to
Dublin on professional business, but it is understood that on Monday the
18th inst, they were to fight at Abbeyleix, in the Queen's county, through
the exertions of Lord De Vesci they were bound over to keep the peace-when
the aforesaid parties proceeded to the bounds of Tipperary and Kilkenny, on
the said Monday, 18th, November where they fought, and Mr. Shaw (I regret to
inform you) received a ball in his right temple, where it remains. Mr. Shaw
is not yet dead, but no hopes are entertained of his recovery, though
attended by Surgeons Hemphill, Going, Ryan and Kelly.
The above letter from our correspondent does not inform us who were the
seconds on this unfortunate occasion, but we understand that Mr. John
Millet, was the second of Mr. Shaw, and Mr.N. Maher that of Mr. Cooke.
At noon yesterday (tuesday) Mr. Shaw. who has been brought home to
Kilennaule the preceding day in a carriage, was still living, though the
ball is said to have perforated his brain.