News: Justice Rent - Toomavara, Upper Ormond 1836 *********************************************** Ireland Genealogy Projects Archives Tipperary Index Copyright ************************************************ File contributed by: Mary Heaphy JUSTICE RENT - TOOMAVARA, UPPER ORMOND 4TH DEC. 1836 Freemans Journal Sir-Enclosed I send you 20/., out of the 24/., the sum subscribed to the Justice rent from Toomavara, Upper Ormond, the remaining 4/., I gave to the poor widow Fogarty, whose husband was murdered in the Dunkerrin tithe affray, at the wish of the subscribers. Please to move as members the following subscribers who paid £1 each. Rev. John Meagher. P.P. Rev. Thomas McGrath, R.C. Rev. Mr. O'Connor, C.C. Widow Henry Ryan, a tithe sufferer. William John Cummins, a tithe sufferer. Mr. Jeremiah Toohy, Mr. Terence O'Brien, Mr. Michael Meagher, Mr. H. Kennedy. Mr. Richard Magher. Mr. Royce. Donoghoe. Mr. John Donohoe. Mr. Daniel O'Brien. Mr. R. Donoghoe. Mr. Martin Shelly. Mr. John Brute. Mr. O'Meara. Mr. John Dalton. Mr. Edward M'Donald. Mr. J. Hurley. Mr. M'Carthy. Mr. Tom. Poame. We have been favoured in this neighbourhood with an excellent amiable parson, Rev. Mr. Knox, Rector of Anamaedle, who, sooner than be an accessory to the loss of more lives, put off his claim for the present. There are some subscribers on this list who are Tithe sufferers in another Parish in this union. These expect from the association support and sympathy, should they be driven to prison-to gaol they will go sooner than submit. Among the subscribers you have the widow of Mr. Henry Ryan, a lady of great worth and respectability, exceedingly charitable, but cannot be prevailed upon to pay the Tithes, and declares she will go to gaol sooner than submit, and thus set an example of heroic fortitude in upholding public principle to every pusillanimous, selfish, crouching scoundrel who refuses at this momentous crisis to make common cause with his fellow sufferers. The people give their money here and in every other Parish, on the condition that the association will aid them, and if sent to prison liberate them. After meeting this first and very important claim on their funds, in my humble judgement some portion of your funds should go to assisting in the suppression of the odious tithe impost, have subscribed their names at foot, and have done me the honour of requesting me to become the medium of transmitting to you our first contribution of 20/., which I have great pleasure in doing, and I hope to address you again on a similar occasion. I am Sir, Very respectfully, Thomas Bury, Treasurer. Names of 1/., Subscribers for Toomavara. John Sheehan, Peter McArdle, John McArdle. Thomas Marsh, Thomas Bury. Patt Magee, James Cearn, Anthony M'Coy, William Phillips, Bartholomew Morton. Edward Bunbury. Dr. Callan, Bernard Mahon. Richard Shiel 2/. Thomas Maguire, Terence M'Lean. Patrick Deoy, John Reynolds, 10/. Richard Day, 10/. Sundries 19/.