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Carlow County - Ireland Genealogical Projects (IGP TM)
Pat Purcell Papers
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Surnames: Chaney, Heath, Morten, Dempsey, Foley,
Warburton, Connors & Murphy.
[Note added 2012, transcribed verbatim, this is the
first and only time we have seen "Examinations" or
"Informations"
referred to as "Statements" in the PPP dealing
with the period 1740 to 1860s]
Pat Purcell Papers.
1840.
The Statements of James Chaney, Servant man to Dr.
Edward Heath of Rathvilly~~ he the said James Chaney
having been fully and Duly Cautioned Saith ~
I was living in Rathvilly about 6 months ago, I went to
the House of Patt Ward in Rathvilly, I cannot tell the
day but Bridget Dempsey asked me to go with her one
night to Mr Morten of Mount Lucas.
She told me she was going to Her Sister Ellen [crossed
out] who lives at Mr Mortens for some milk -- I went
with her and when I went near the House I said I would
stop there until until she came out, she pressed me to
go forward, I did so.
When she came out she had about half the Can full of
milk. I returned with her to Rathvilly, she wanted me to
go in and drink some of the Milk, I refused and went
home ~.
Not long after that I was in Lowry Fowleys House in
Rathvilly when I heard him and Bridget and Ellen Dempsey
Ploting to go to Mr Mortens to Steal a Lamb. I cannot
tell if they went for the Lamb or not.
After the Milking of the Cow I was returning to
Baltinglass for my Shirt of a Saturday night when I
overtook at a late Hour of the night Bridget and Ellen
Dempsey and Lowry Foley towards the Mote of Rathvilly.
Bridget Dempsey told me she was going to her Sister at
Mr Mortens who sent for her, she did not tell me for
what.
I accompanied them to a lane turning down to Mr Mortens
they desired me to wait there until they came back. I
remained there and when they came back which they did in
about half an hour I saw with them a large Silver Spoon
and a quanity of Meal Eithen Barley or Bere Meal cannot
tell which.
There appeared to be about one can…
[the following line is missing]
--- on the road to Rathvilly they hid some of the Meal,
I did not return in company with them they having gone
across the field. I went the road --they did not bring
into Foleys House all the meal I saw with them which
makes me say they Hid some of it -- .
When they brought it into Foleys they divided what they
had -- I heard them say they broke open the door.
I believe Lowry Foley to be a regular night walker. I
have frequently seen him returning at late hours of the
night with Potatoes -- I never heard what they did with
the Silver Spoon –
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