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From: "Mary Heaphy" <>
Subject: [IRL-TIPPERARY] Clonmel Papers 18-5-1835
Date: Sun, 3 Sep 2006 21:01:38 +0100


Clonmel Papers

18-5-1835 Clonmel Advertiser.

Incendiarism;-the farm house and out offices of a man named Daniel, of
Grange, about 5 miles from Clonmel, on the Fethard Road, were set fire to,
and partly consumed, whilst the family were attending the fair of this town
on Tuesday last. There is not the slightest doubt of this being a malicious
act, as the perpetrators found means on Monday of completing their work by
consuming the remaining part of the concern.

Our readers will recollect a "base, brutal, and bloody" attack which was
made on Drs. Fitzpatrick and Ryan, when coming to this town to attend as
crown witnesses at our last assizes, and will now, no doubt, be gratified to
learn that one of the murderous assailants, named Driscoll, was apprehended
on Sunday evening last, whilst drinking in a Public House at Killenaule.



Clonmel Herald. 18-5- 1835

On Monday last, a rumour prevailed that the possession on the lands of
Pointstown, the estate of Mr. Cooke, would be taken from the Rev. Mr. Mihan,
Parish Priest, a Mr. Sullivan, and others who hold farms on it; the estate
being cleared, it is no longer under the control of the court, and all
tenants are liable to surrender their holdings on it. To prevent this
expected possession immense numbers of the common people, the greater part
of whom are armed, came on the lands, and continued there all day; no
possession being attempted, the people departed in the evening, firing shots
in every direction; not satisfied with this, they put a hat up at which they
fired several shots. The police arrived, but too late to come up with any of
them. Such is the state of this unhappy County.

Mary

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