Cork - Persons Executed for Crime 1767-1806 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Cork Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: Janet CrawfordPERSONS EXECUTED FOR CRIME 1767-1806 The men are not nesessarily residents of Cork, but the crime, the trial and the execution would have been in Cork. 1767 Thomas Carroll Cow-stealing Jeffrey Purcell Murder John Ankle Murder 1769 William Stackpole Robbery 1770 None 1771 Robert Grady Killing a calf John Sullivan Sheep-stealing 1772 Jeremiah Sullivan Highway robbery James Conway House robbery Michael Cashman House robbery William Burke House robbery 1773 William Hennessy Robbery Owen Collody Cow-stealing 1774 John Rohan Murder Cornelius Carthy als Duff Burglary and felony Denis Carthy als. Duff Burglary and felony Daniel Carthy als Duff Burglary and felony Denis Carthy, the younger Burglary and felony 1775 Laurence Kennedy Murder of his father 1776 Darby Murphy Horse-stealing Edward Wiseman Murder of Daniel Riordan 1777 John Hanley als Grady Felony under White-Boy Act Owen Sullivan Felony under White-Boy Act Robert Darner Highway robbery 1778 Timothy Desha Burglary and felony John Meade Burglary and felony Matthew Duggan Burglary and felony 1779 William Donovan Cow-stealing Silvester Shanahan House robbery James Roche Sheep-stealing 1780 Robert Bible Forcible possession Henry McNeil Murder of Patrick Bohilly Patrick Sullivan Murder of Richard Sullivan Daniel Danahy Murder of Denis Donovan 1781 Michael Scannell Burglary and felony John Dawly (Daly?) Murder of James Geran (Guiran) Julian Geran (Guiran?) Murder of James Geran 1782 John Green Murder of Lydia Boundy David Tresnane? Burglary and felony Thomas Barry Burglary and felony Dennis Linnihan Burglary and felony John Coleman Burglary and felony Maurice Barry Burglary and felony Bartholomew Leonard Burglary and felony 1783 Arthur Leary Burglary and felony Peter kelly Burglary and felony 1784 Daniel Neal Murder of John Kelleher Maurice Lacy Highway robbery 1785 Dermod Madden Highway robbery John Hymud Horse-stealing John Looney Murder of Timothy Donovan Hugh Lawler Cow-stealing 1786 John Mahoney otherwise Capt. Fearnought Burglary and felony Edward Hourahan Murder of Mr. Jackson William Barry Burglary and felony 1787 Denis Organ Burglary and felony James Driscoll Burglary and felony Denis Reilly Burglary and felony Patrick Powell Murder of John Curran, his wife and 2 children John Casey Highway robbery 1788 Patrick Clancy Burglary and felony Owen McGuire Burglary and felony John Sullivan Burglary and felony James Mahony Burglary and felony William Hendley Burglary and felony Thomas Neale Burglary and felony Laurence White Burglary and felony 1789 James Scanlon Felony under White-Boy Act Edmund Murphy Felony under White-Boy Act Denis Murphy Felony under White-Boy Act Daniel Dawly Murder 1790 Patrick Reddin Burglary and felony 1791 Joseph Radley Murder of Denis McCarthy Timoth Currig Burglary and felony Denis Bryan Burglary and felony Laurence Hogan House robbery 1792 Daniel Murphy Murder of Denis Sullivan 1793 None 1794 Timothy Sheehan Murder of Maria Roberts 1795 None 1796 James Daly Highway robbery Henry Kane Highway robbery Denis Duane Murder of Mr. O'Connor 1797 John Barry Burglary and felony 1798 William Barry Burglary and felony John Hoye Murder of Richard St. George, Mansergh St. George & Jasper Uniacke Timothy Hickey Murder of Richard St. George, Mansergh St. George & Jasper Uniacke Patrick Hynes Murder of Richard St. George, Mansergh St. George & Jasper Uniacke John Ahern Conspiracy to murder Thomas Burke Stephen Moyles Conspiracy to murder Thomas Burke Richard Morris Conspiracy to murder Thomas Burke John Claney Conspiracy to murder Thomas Burke Timothy Carthy Felony under White-Boy Act Benjamin Brennan Conspiracy to murder John Courtney William Garde Conspiracy to murder John Courtney Michael Garde Conspiracy to murder John Courtney John Boland Conspiracy to murder John Courtney William Kearney Conspiracy to murder John Courtney James Tehane Burglary and felony Timothy Sheehan Burglary and felony Darby Kelleher Burglary and felony Daniel Kelleher Burglary and felony Denis kelleher Burglary and felony William Murphy Burglary and felony Michael Sheehan Burglary and felony Darby Corcoran Burglary and felony Robert Walsh Conspiracy to murder Patrick Murphy Patrick Shanahan Conspiracy to murder Patrick Murphy Denis Sullivan als. Ginger Burglary and felony Cornelius O'Donnell Rape Daniel Rourke Burglary and felony 1800 John Fox Murder of Mathew Burke Patrick Mullane Murder of Mathew Burke James Sullivan Murder of Michael McCarthy 1801 John Sullivan Murder of Michael McCarthy John Cohane Burglary and felony Edmund Barry Burglary and felony Daniel Riordan Burglary and felony John Roberts Burglary and felony James Young Burglary and felony Timothy Falvey House robbery Humphrey Crowley House robbery 1802 David Breen Murder of Robert Hutchinson 1803 William Dahill Burglary and felony John Rehan als Down Burglary and felony 1804 None 1805 David Clearly (Cleary?) Murder of John Corcoran Timothy Buckley Kidnapping Catherine Desmond William Penfold als. Pimpole Murder of Timothy Lyon John Mahoney Murder of Cornelius Danahy William Sampson Kidnapping Margaret Biery (Barry?) Patrick Regan Murder of his wife John Lean or Lea (Lee) kidnapping Ann Fitzgerald Edmond Morton Horse-stealing 1806 William Irvine Murder of Francis Cullen Source: A View of the Natural, Political, and Commercial Circumstances of Ireland by Thomas Newenham, 1809