Newspaper: Charged with Obstruction - 1887 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Limerick Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: Mary Heaphy CHARGED WITH OBSTRUCTION - 1887 1887 County Limerick. (Newspaper unknown) On Sept 7th at Bruff, six men and three women were charged before a court constituted under the Coercion Act with having obstructed the Sheriff on the occasion of the evictions on The O'GRADY Estate. On that occasion during the course of the evictions, the house of Mrs. Crimmins, which, as well as others, was barricaded, was the scene of some stubborn resistance, and when it ultimately fell into the hands of the Sheriff all its occupants were arrested, lodged in Limerick Goal, and brought to trial. Five of the men were sentenced to a month's imprisonment, and the sixth, who was sworn to have been more active in resisting than the rest, was imprisoned for three months. Mrs CRIMMINS was sent to gaol for a month and the charge against her two daughters were dismissed. The names of the accused were Hannah CRIMMINS, Mary Theresa CRIMMINS, Johanna CRIMMINS, Richard O'CONNELL, Michael L. O'TOOLE, Thomas DOOLEY, W. O'MEARA, Denis MOLLOY and Edward MOLLOY.