Wednesday, October 22nd, 1845

Tipperary Mode of Paying Rent
In our publication of Saturday last an advertisement appeared for the sale of the produce of five fields of wheat, two fields of oats and some hay, distrained by the receiver under the Court of Chancery for rent due on that part of the Derry Castle estates, amounting to upwards of £200, and which was to be sold at auction on yesterday (Friday). Bailiffs to the number of seven were placed over the property, who visited it every day to see that all was right. On Friday morning, however, upon going to the lands, there was not a vestige of the produce to be seen – not a single straw was left behind – the lads having made clean work of it during the previous night, to the great disappointment of the receiver, the auctioneer and the bailiffs.
"Nenagh Guardian"

From our Roscrea Correspondant – ( County Tipperary)
DARING ATTACK
A most savage and brutal attempt was made on the life of Doctor Downer, near the Post Office of this town, about the hour of 11 o’clock on Thursday last. He was attacked by three or four fellows, armed with bludgeons, who knocked him down with their murderous weapons, inflicting several extensive wounds and bruises on his head and body, from the effects of which he is confined to bed. The only cause that can be assigned for this very daring attack is, that Doctor Downer, a most efficient officer in the Loan Fund Institution here, took an active part, some short time ago, in detecting a fellow, who attempted to defraud the establishment. His friends will be happy to hear, though very seriously injured, he is likely to recover.

ROSCREA POOR LAW UNION – Ex-officio.
Guardians elected on the 11th inst., for the year ending 29th September 1846.
The Hon. Francis A. Prittie ; Colonel Lloyd ; J. W. Fitzpatrick, Esq. ; John Minchin, Esq. ; Henry White, Esq. ; Thomas Spunner, Esq. ; M. H. Drought, Esq. ; Guy Atkinson, Esq. ; and Maunsell Andrews, Esq.
There are at present 275 paupers in the Workhouse of this Union, principally composed of women and children.

Wednesday, October 29th, 1845. Vol. 1. No. 6

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Suicide
On Wednesday night last, about 12 o’clock, a young man, by trade a tailor, named Michael Butler, while in a state of temporary insanity, committed self-destruction, by suspending himself by the neck with a rope, from a beam in his own house, in the Gravel Walk, in the west suburbs. An inquest was held by Wm. Ryan, Esq., coroner, when the jury returned a verdict in accordance with the above facts.
“Tipperary Constitution”

Whiteboy Offences.
On the night of the 15th inst., five armed men entered the dwelling of Michael Behan at Knigh, and threatened him with death if he neglected to make his son quit the employment of a gentleman in the neighbourhood. When leaving the house, they fired three shots.

On Sunday night last, an armed party of five or six in number, attacked the dwelling of a man named Edward Burke at Curraghaneddy, broke open the door, dragged Burke out of bed, knocked him down, and while down, continued beating him for a considerable time: they then placed him on his knees, and ordered him to pay a girl who had been in his service, they fired several shots outside his door, and then ran away. Two men named Michael and Thomas Burke, from Toomavara, have been committed for this outrage.

Some few nights since, a party of men went to the house of a man named Dan Carroll, at Ballincarra, when one of them asked to be admitted. Carroll was from home, and his wife of course refused to open the door, upon which, the dastardly and murderous gang, discharged the contents of a gun through the window, without however, effecting any personal injury to Mrs. Carroll.

Friday night last, Head Constable Brown, of Toomavara, discovered a blunderbuss concealed in a ditch at Pallas on the land of a person called Hogan ; it was in excellent order, being locked in a wooden case, like a small coffin.
“Nenagh Guardian”

Melancholy Occurrence
An Awful calamity occurred at a place called the Bogside, near Borrisokane, on Tuesday night last, about ten o’clock. A man named Patrick Farrell and his family, consisting of his wife and four children, retired to rest at about nine o’clock; they were not in bed more than an hour, when the eldest son called to his father and said that there was smoke in the house. The father and son instantly got up, and thought to get out the door, but they were so bewildered that they could not for some time make it out ; by this time, the house was in flames over their heads, the father, mother and two eldest children succeeded in getting out, but, melancholy to relate, the youngest children were burned to ashes – one sevenand the other nine years of age.
It appears that Farrell was scotching wheat on Tuesday, and placed the scotched sheaves in such a position that they came in contact with the fire. Poor Farrell is almost distracted, having lost all that he possessed in the world, except his life, and that of his wife and two children as above stated.
“Nenagh Guardian”

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