Evictions in Donegal April 1861 Ireland (Extract)
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"IRELAND IN 1862.BY THE REV. FATHER ADOLPHE PERRAUD."
PG 196 & 197 LANDED PROPERTY.

"..SCENES WERE PASSING IN DONEGAL..."

After a legal judgment pronounced by the Court of Common Pleas, the
under-sheriff of the county put at the disposition of the owner a body
of two hundred constables, commanded by three sub-inspectors. The
constables halted at LOUGHBARRAGH; and the Under Sheriff accompanied by
a small body of them made for a house in which lived a poor widow, sixty
years of age, and her seven children, six daughters and a son. When the
unfortunate family saw the armed men make for their dwelling, they
filled the air with their piercing cries. The under-sheriff however
entered the cabin, and gave possession to the landlord's agent; and upon
a given signal the men of the Crowbar Brigade immediately set to work.

The following is the number of families evicted, and of dwellings destroyed:


1. Hanna M 'AWARD, widow and seven children . . .......8

2. Charles DOOHAN, his wife, son and two grandsons . . .5

3. Francis BRADLEY, his wife and five .children . . . .7

4. Patrick BRADLEY, his wife and four children . . . .6

5. Roger O'FLANAGAN, his wife, brother, mother and four children . 8

6. James GALLAGHER, his wife and seven children . . .9

7. Brien DOHERTY, his mother, sister, and one child . . .4

8. Hugh COLL, his wife and four children . . . .6

9. Patrick DEVENNY, his wife and two children , . .4

10. John FRIEL, his wife and two children . . . .4

11. Michael FRIEL and his child . . . . . .2

12. Bobert BURKE and his wife . . . . . .2

13. Charles CALLAGHAN . . . . . . ,1

14. John MOORE, his wife and two children . . . .4

15. Manus REDDEN, his brother and two sisters, all orphans . . 4

16. Bernard CALLAGHAN, his mother and brother . . .3

17. Knocker KELLY and two servants . . . .3

18. William ARMSTRONG and three children . . . .4

19. Alexander LAWN, his wife and four children . . .6

20. Bose DERMOTT, orphan . . . . . .1

21. Daniel M 'AWARD, his wife and six children . . .8

22. William WOOHAn, his wife and four children . . .6

23. Patrick CURRAn, his wife and five children . . . .7

24. Owen M 'AWARD, his wife and three children . . . .5

25. Mary M 'AWARD, widow and three children . . .4

26. Daniel FRIEL, his wife, mother, brother and one child . . 5

27. William M 'AWARD, his wife and two children . . .4

28. James DOHERTY, his wife and one child . . . .3

29. John BRADLEY, his wife and three children . . . .5

30. Michael BRADLEY, his wife and four children . . .6

31. Catherine CONAGHAN, widow, her sister, brother-in-law, and two children . . .5

32. Edward COYLE, his wife and one child . , . .3

33. Knocker FRIEL, his wife and six children . . . 8

34. Edward SULLENY and three children . . . .4

35. Daniel DOHERTY, his father, mother and two children . . 5

36. Bryan DoHERTY, his wife and four children . . . .6

Besides these the three following families were evicted hut their
dwellings were not destroyed :

Hugh SWEENEY, and two sons . . .3

James SWEENEY, his wife and eight children . . 10

Owen SWEENEY, his wife, mother and eight children . 11