News: Clonmel Advertiser - 1822, County Tipperary, Ireland
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CLONMEL ADVERTISER - 1822, COUNTY TIPPERARY, IRELAND

Unfortunate Duel.
As it will be expected from us to give an account of an
unhappy affair of this nature which has occurred on the
bounds of this county and the county of Kilkenny,(We
believe at a place called Kilcooly-Grange) near Johnstown,
we lay before our readers the following extract of a letter
which we received yesterday:-

Killenaule Nov. 19th. 1822
Sir-I beg to report to you, that it has been agreed to
fight a duel at Boulick, near New Birmingham, on Sunday the
10th inst. between Mr. JOHN SHAW, attorney of Killenaule,
and Mr. WILLIAM COOKE, of Pointstown, in the same vicinity,
but by an order from Capt. WILSON, chief magistrate, the
parties were pursued and put to the rout by a detachment of
police from Killenaule, under the direction of Mr. MORGAN,
chief constable, who followed them some 30 miles. On the
day following, Mr. MORGAN received information that the
parties were to meet at the church of Frennor? (probably
Fennor, Mary) near the bounds of of the counties of
Tipperary and Kilkenny, early next morning, but he and the
police having arrived at the appointed place before
daylight appeared, the duellists were obliged to change
their ground again, and proceeded to Ballynure, where they
were for a third time prevented from fighting by the
police, who kept a good look out for them.

Here the business rested for a while, one of the parties
having gone to Dublin on professional business, but it is
understood that on Monday the 18th inst, they were to fight
at Abbeyleix, in the Queen's county, through the exertions
of Lord DE VESCI they  were bound over to keep the
peace-when the aforesaid parties proceeded to the bounds of
Tipperary and Kilkenny, on the said Monday, 18th, November
where they fought, and Mr. SHAW (I regret to inform you)
received a ball in his right temple, where it remains. Mr.
Shaw is not yet dead, but no hopes are entertained of his
recovery, thougH ATTENDED BY SURGEONS HEMPHILL, GOING, RYAN
AND Kelly.
The above letter from our correspondent does not inform us
who were the seconds on this unfortunate occasion, but we
understand that Mr. JOHN MILLET, was the second of Mr.
SHAW, and Mr.N. MAHER That of Mr. COOKE. At noon yesterday
(tuesday) Mr. SHAW. who has been brought home to Kilennaule
the preceding day in a carriage, was still living, though
the ball is said to have perforated his brain.