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Prosecution was instituted against a number of men from the
Clonegal district. The offence alleged against them was that
they assembled on 17th September at Clonegal and tendered
the United Irish oath to Nicholas Tomkins who appeared to
give evidence against them.
Their names
were John Mahon, John Evans, Denis Doyle, Denis Beahon, John
Kenny, John & Bryan Short, Thomas & William Clarke, James
Doyle, Richard Quinton, Thomas Connors and John Keegan.
They were
put back for trial to the next assizes. Some of them were
'out' but others appeared and were given bail. Among the
sureties were Mogue Mahon and John Geehan of Drumderry,
Philip Kennedy of Kildavin, Michael Nolan of Ballypierce,
Michael Clarke, Johnstown, Matthew Byrne, Kildavin, Michael
Kennedy Carlow, Michael Nolan Ballypierce, and Thomas Askins
Kildavin.
Prisoners
were also charged with assualting Nicholas Tomkins, but this
charge was also adjourned. Silvester Cavanagh (or Tobin),
prosecuted as a vagabond by John Butler, was ordered to be
detained in custody until he gave bail, himself in £400 and
two other sureties in £200, to be of the peace for seven
years.
Patrick
Keegan and Denis Keegan were prosecuted as vagabonds by John
De Renzy. They were ordered to give bail in the same amount
and Timothy Hickey of Clonogan and Walter Magee of Old
Grange, farmers, entered into security on their behalf.
Source: Posted on:
Monday 21 June by Seanmac RootsChat.com