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From: "Mary Heaphy" <>
Subject: [IRL-TIP] 19-10-1849 Clonmel Chronicle
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 22:14:27 -0000

19-10-1849 Clonmel Chronicle

A few mornings back the crop of a tenant on the property of Mr. John Cahill
sessional crown solicitor, in the neighbourhood of Moycarkey, was distrained
for rent, and a person placed as a keeper over the distress. On the same
night a large mob of persons came on the land, and seized on the keeper,
whom they had put down in a pit, and placed one of the party, armed with a
blunderbuss, as sentry over him. When the anti-rent payers had all their
arrangements completed, and the crops removed on cars, the keeper was
liberated from "durance vile" and the first use he made of his liberty was
to follow the runaways, and kept them in view until he saw them deposit the
corn in the yard of a gentleman about two miles distant, where it was put
under lock and key. The keeper returned and informed Mr. Cahill of the fact.
The learned gentleman had a warrant prepared and the parties arrested, when
the leader of the party was delighted to be allowed to convey the property
"to the place from whence it came" at an expense for carriage, wages, etc.
of over 5/. The crops are again on the land in possession of Mr. cahill's
keeper.

Mary

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