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From: "Cathy Joynt Labath" <>
Subject: [News] !! Connaught Journal; pub. Galway, Ireland; Feb 27, 1840
Date: Wed, 6 Jun 2001 17:49:58 -0500


Connaught Journal
Printed and Published in Lower Cross-street by Barthw. O'FLAHERTY
Galway, Ireland
Thursday, February 27, 1840
Volume 89 Price 5D

On Sunday last, a most trocious murder was committed at Cloncullin, within
five miles of Kilrush, upon an orphan youth 14 years of age named John
CONSIDINE, left in charge of the house of a man named WHITE, in the absence
of the family at mass at Cooreclare. WHITE had sold corn at Kilrush the
previous day (Saturday) to the amount of £10. Several persons yet unknown
attacked thehouse for the purpose of taking the money, in which they were
disappointed, as WHITE had the money with him; they severed the boy's skull
in several parts and left his brains scattered about the floor; they also
broke boxes, upset beds and furniture, in search of the money, without being
detected. Monday an inquest was held on the body by John LUCAS, Esq.,
attended by the efficient Chief Constable, William CHANNER, Esq. and the
police. It is hoped some clue will be soon found to the prepetrators of this
foul deed, and in the interim, the inquest is adjourned, to afford time for
information.

Government will appoint in a few days a Stipendary Magistrate to Abbeyfeale,
in the place of Captain VIGNOLES.

George NEWENHAM WYNNE, a cashiered Lieut. of the India Company's service is
committed to prison in Cork, for false representations.

James SCULLY, Esq., presided at a crowded Temperance Soiree on Friday in
Tipperary.

The Grand Jury of the County of Clare have unanimously rejected the plan and
specification for building a new Court House in Ennis. The model was that of
Tullamore Court House. The new line of road to Miltown Malbay, cutting off
the hill of Shallee, has been taken at 19s,6d. per perch, by the brother of
the County Limerick surveyor.---Limerick Chronicle.

Of 852 applications for pavement by contractors for public works at Ennis,
480 are certified by the County Surveyor. of the six bridges in Tulla barony
leading to this city, and which were destroyed by the great flood last year,
four are rebuilt and the others nearly so.

Joseph Capel FITZGERALD, Esq., who was sworn in High Sheriff of the County
Cork, last week, is compelled, by illness, to resign that office, but it is
understood that Horatio TOWNSEND, Esq., who declined in the first instance,
will accept the situation.

Sir Wm. Wrixon BEECHER, Bart., of Ballygibblin, is to be foreman of the Co.
Cork Grand Jury.

Mr. CORBALLIS, who has been appointed by the Attorney-General to conduct the
crown prosecutions on the Home circuit, (noticed in last publication), is a
Roman Catholic, but a gentleman of high legal and literary attainments,and
unobjectionable in other respects. He never mingled in agitation or sought
for pre-eminance at the bar, on account of religion or politics.

Michael M'CORMACK, a grocer and spirit retailer of Limerick, stated before
the Insolvent Debtors Court, Dublin, on Saturday, that his failure was
caused by Father MATHEW, and many more in the trade had been ruined by his
visit to Limerick, as all the 'Garryowen' boys had ceased drinking whisky!
The insolvent added that up to this event he had been honest and punctual in
his dealings. The court dismissed his petition.

A tee-totaler by the name of CRAWFORD was interred on Sunday, at
Castleconnell, with every respect by the Temperance Society. The funeral was
public and attended by great crowds.

Government are about to institute an inquiry into the conduct of the
magistrates of the Head Police office, Dublin. Mr. MOORE, Q.C., will set for
the Crown, and Mr. BREWSTER for the magistrates. The charges are such, that
if proved will dead to the dismissal of one or two officials.---Dublin
Monitor.

Thomas PRENDERGAST, an Irish labourer, is committed to Marylebone, for the
murder of Thomas HARTY, New-inn, county of Tipperary, in 1833.



Cathy Joynt Labath

The Irish in Iowa
http://www.rootsweb.com/~iarecrds/
A Little Bit of Ireland
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Ireland and Iowa Newspaper Abstracts
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Joynt/Joint Family Chronicles (one name study)
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Palo Alto County, Iowa USGenWeb Project (the whole county of Irish is
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Scott County, Iowa USGenWeb Project
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