The joint Informations of Martin
Fitzpatrick and Catherine Fitzpatrick his wife both of
Bennekerry, Carlow, who being Sworn on the Holy Evaneglists
Saith that in consequence of divers threats and intimidation
recently used towards them by Danial Nowlan, James Nowlan, John
Nowlan and Michael Nowlan all of Bennekerry, Farmers, they are
in dread and fear of some bodily harm from the Nowlans or either
of them and that they are also in dread and fear of some serious
injuries and damages being done to their dwelling house and
property by one or more of said Nowlans.
- (signed) Martin Fitzpatrick, Catherine her X mark,
Fitzpatrick.
- Sworn before us at Carlow this 20th day of August 1832.
- (signed) Henry Faulkner, H. Moore, W. Cary.
-
Transcribed by Friend of Carlow
2012.
Surnames:
Singleton, Thomas, Ryan, Doody & Otway
Pat Purcell Papers.
1832.
Draft report from Matthew Singleton,
Chief Magistrate of Police, Tollerton House, to Sir William
Gosset, Chief Secretary for Ireland, Dublin Castle, Dublin.
Whitefeet Outrage.
6th May
1832.
Dear Sir,
In consequence of having received
information that an intended riot was to take place in the
Town of Carlow on Friday last, it being a Fair Day in the
town, I had two chief-constables and a strong party of
police and military in attendance at Carlow Graigue.
About four o'Clock in the afternoon
I got an account that a party of evil disposed Whitefeet
were then attacking Mr Thomas's house about three miles from
here.
I therefore lost not a moment in
going to the Barracks in Carlow and called on Major Ryan who
turned out a force of the 5th Dragoons, and Lieutenant Otway
and a detachment of the 50th Regiment; proceeded to Mr
Thomas's house and ascertained that six armed men with
pistols had been there at 12 o'Clock noon.
On information from Mr John
Sherlock, Esquire, of Mountrock, who stated that the raiding
party calling themselves Whitefeet had stopped him on the
road and presented their pistols at him and demanded to know
if he held any fire-arms, and tendered a prayer-book to him
to swear on that he had not any fire-arms on him or at his
house, after so swearing on the prayer-book the Whitefeet
party then proceeded in the direction of Athy.
Upon receiving this information the
military and a party of constables from Ballickmoyler and
Ballylinan proceeded at once on the various roads to Athy
and in the town of Athy they succeeded in apprehending a
suspicious fellow in a public-house and on searching him,
found a prayer-book and some gun-powder wrapped in paper in
his pockets.
This man calls himself William
Doody. Two men in his company were also apprehended.
I had Mr Sherlock brought before the
man called Doody and Mr Sherlock identified this man as the
leader of the Whitefeet party who stopped him on the road
and also identified the prayer-book as the book presented to
him to swear on.
I have committed the man called
Doody to Carlow Gaol awaiting Trial.
This man's arrest and committal to
the Gaol in Carlow to await trial at the next Assizes must
be of vital importance to the peace of the Country.
I was obliged to pledge myself to Mr
Sherlock that if he would identify any of the party of
Whitefeet that held him up I would instantly place two
constables at his home for his family's protection, and on
his identifying Doody I sent two men to his house.
I have much pleasure to add that I
know of another of the Whitefeet raiding party and am sure
he will be found. I have the police on search for him.
The Magistrates of the County have
spoken of the need to have more men appointed to the
Constabulary force of the County of Carlow in order to put a
stop to the terror and dread inflicted by the Whitefeet in
the area and to preserve the public tranquillity in the
County.
The Magistrates desire that I would
request you inform His Excellency, The Lord Lieutenant, of
the urgent need to augment the present force in the County
I have the honour to be your
obedient servant, Matthew Singleton, Chief Magistrate of
Police. Carlow and Queen's County. "
Taken from the
Pat Purcell Papers and Transcribed by:
Michael
Purcell 2012
1832, Kavanagh, Doyle and Police Constables !
Pat Purcell Papers.
1832.
Peace Recognizance.
I Patrick Kavanagh do swear that I usually reside at
Ballycringan in the Parish of St Mullins, Barony or
Half-Barony of St Mullins and in the County of Carlow.
So help me God.
(signed) Patt Kavanagh.
I Bryan Kavanagh do swear that I am a Householder, and have
a House wherein I usually reside at Ballycringan and that I
am worth the sum of five pounds sterling over and above all
my just Debts.
So help me God (signed) Bryan, his X mark, Kavanagh.
I Thomas Doyle do swear that I am a Householder, and I have
a House wherein I usually reside in same townland as above.
(signed) Thomas, his, X mark, Doyle.
The condition of this Recognizance is that Patrick Kavanagh
shall keep the Peace with all His Majesty's Subjects for
Seven Years and particularly with the Police Constables.
Taken before me at Petty Sessions Borris, Carlow, the first
day of November 1832.
(signed) Thomas Kavanagh.
From: Michael Purcell <carlowmike@gmail.com>
Philip Germaine 1832
Carlow Sentinel.
May, 1832.
TITHES --- Mr Philip Germaine's
Cattle.
It having been ascertained that Mr
Butler, the sub-Sheriff of Carlow, intended to seize upon
cattle of Philip Germaine of Rathvilly for non-payment of
tithes, upwards of five thousand persons assembled from
counties of Wicklow, Kildare and Carlow, to witness the
auction.
All business at this busy season was
suspended ; numbers poured into Baltinglass and Rathvilly to
accompany the cattle to Carlow.
Fortunately, however, probably for the
public peace, the Sheriff relinquished his intention of
seizing the cattle during the present excited state of the
public mind.
From: Michael Purcell
1832 Tom Nolan
Carlow Sentinel.
May 1832,
Thomas Nolan.
Died on 6th May 1832 at his
residence in Ballon, aged 66 years.
He was a gentleman universally beloved
for his benevolence and amiable disposition, as affectionate
parent, and in all his commercial intercourse, which was
most extensive during half a century, a man of high credit
and strict integrity.
He is deservedly regretted by the poor
and industrious classes of that neighbourhood.
From: Michael Purcell <carlowmike@gmail.com>
1832, Conran, Clarke &
Anderson.
Carlow Sentinel.
April 1832.
GREAT TITHE MEETING.
At a numerous and respectable
Meeting of the Inhabitants of Baltinglass, on Sunday, the
15th of April.
Mr Matthew Conran in the Chair.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Mr Simeon Clarke. [November
1832
We had an article prepared for press
in reply to the foul and slanderous attack made by the
Carlow Post, on the above gentleman, a gentleman whose
character we need not add whether we regard his honour, his
strict integrity and moral worth is unimpeachable, but as
that gentleman feels it necessary to appeal to another
tribunal, we do not deem it prudent to say further on the
subject.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Married [March 1833.
On Saturday morning last, by special
license, George William Anderson, Esquire, of this town, to
Jane, daughter of the late Bazil Grey, Esqiure, of the City
of Kilkenny.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
From: Michael Purcell <carlowmike@gmail.com>
1832, McDowell
Married at Clonmel by Rev. J.P.
Rhoades, Rector of Clonmel, Robert McDowell, Governor of
Carlow County Jail to Jane, eldest daughter of Benjamin
Hodgins, Supervisor of Excise, Clonmel.
From: Michael Purcell
<carlowmike@gmail.com>
1832, T.C. Bunbury, Father
Tyrrell & Duckett.
[note added 2013 by Michael Purcell
-- I am not sure
what axe Thomas Bunbury is grinding by having this letter
published but you can be sure it has to do with the "Tithe
War" that was taking place at this time plus he refers to
"the Rev. T. Tyrell" (sic) who was Parish Priest of
Tinryland at this time and who was a very active "political
priest" and stirrer upper.
The "oath" was not published nor was
anymore heard from Mr Bunbury on the topic.
At the end of this letter I attach a
piece on Father Thomas Tyrrell.]
12th May 1832.
To the Editor of
The Carlow Sentinel.
Mr Editor - - A meeting of the
parishioners of the union of Grangeford, and Killerig, took
place on the 2nd May to form associations for the protection
of persons and property.
The form of an oath was submitted
for the inspection of the Rev. T. Tyrell, and assented to,
on Mr William Duckett's promise, that no person swearing
should be employed to recover tithes. --
Now, if not subject by the oath, why
was this promise asked?
What avails any man's promise?
A committee being named, I requested
to see the oath, to me it appeared embracing too much. If
the meeting was solely for the object "to form associations
for the protection of persons and property", why swear more
than "that we will to the best of our power save and protect
the persons and property of each of our parishioners."
If the oath contains more, but not
intelligible to him who swears it, I say I had cause to
object.
The objectionable parts were pointed
out to Mr William Duckett, assented to, and included within
parenthesis to be omitted.
The committee having perfected the
resolutions, my objections were spoken of in a very
uncourteous manner ; I attempted a reply, but persons
possessing more weight in body than mind, prevented me, by
exclaiming," no! no! a loss of time &."
Through your impartial journal I
require a publication of the oath.
By one gentleman it was argued that
the preamble was the oath and not the oath itself.
Another said, to amend was to
destroy; would to God his commission of justice for the
peace was amended. He thinks he is a lawyer; had I the law
not known to him, I would forego his knowledge.
I am satisfied of this deficiency,
by poor S --- n's imprisonment for seeing a hare.
Again I think I am justified in
requesting said oath to be published, and as yet, am no
convert, Thomas C. Bunbury.
[added 2013 - “Rev Thomas Tyrrell,
P. P. Tinryland “A Political Priest” by John Scott.
“Fr. Thomas Tyrrell was
a native of Ballyroan, Co. Laois. He was PP of Doonane from
1815 to 1823 when he was transferred to Tinryland where he
remained until his death on 24 August 1842.Many of his
parishioners at this time were tenants of the landlords
Bruen and Beresford and this probably began his interest in
politics. At this time in Carlow the Borough of Carlow sent
one representative to Parliament and the County sent two.
The bill giving Catholic Emancipation was made law on 13
April 1829. A separate bill was passed at the same time,
which raised the county franchise from forty shillings to
£10. This had the effect of reducing the number of people
who could vote in the County constituency from about 4000 to
530.
This was an attempt to limit the
effect of the emancipation bill and it deprived many
forty-shilling freeholders of the vote. The very people who
had forced the question of emancipation were to be deprived
of the fruits of it. This just added to the feelings of
bitterness, which had built up over the previous decade.”
“However a Reform Bill
was passed in August 1832 and it increased the electorate in
the County to about 1246. Also, the borough franchise was
extended to ? 10 householders, the same as in England.
Special sessions for the registration of new voters were set
up and the number of people entitled to vote in the next
borough election would be considerably greater than the
thirteen who had the vote in the last one. In the 1832
election 278 people had the right to vote in the Borough. It
must be remembered that at this time voting was not secret
and sometimes the local papers published a list of the
voters and how they cast their votes. The landlords expected
that their tenants would vote as directed by them.”
“The previous elections in the
County from the Act of Union in 1801 were just contests
between various landlords. Now with the coming of Catholic
Emancipation and the passing of the Reform Act the power of
the landlords could be challenged. This was the situation
into which Fr. Tyrrell threw his energies. In May 1830 he
addressed a Poor Law meeting in Maryborough and he also
proposed a motion at a Reform meeting in Carlow on 24th May,
1832. He seconded Wallace, the Liberal candidate, at the
election in December 1832. Wallace and the other Liberal
candidate, Walter Blackney were elected. The Conservatives
tried to have the result overturned and a Parliamentary
Committee investigated the election. Fr. Tyrrell travelled
from Tinryland to London and gave evidence before this
committee in May 1833.”
Transcribed by Michael Purcell].
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