Examination of Garett Desse

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22th June 1653
The Examinacion of Garett Desse of Iskerown in the County of Sligoe gentleman taken befor{e} mee Samuell Nicholss esquire one of the Justice of Peace for the Prouince Prouince of Gallway Conaght touching the Murthering & hanging of some scotts the begining of the Rebelion
The said Examinant being duely sworne & Examined sayth that about Christmas in the yeare 1641 a certaine scotchman <A> whose name he knoweth not, being a tenant to Sir Robert Hany whoe was then goeing out of the Contry with a Convoy with whom the said scotchman was in Company, & being a litle beheynd, was asalted by some souldiers belonging either to Capt Charles Dowd Patrick Dowd or Bryen mcSweny, whoe then Comaunded the party at Iskerowen in the Barony of Tirreragh, and was Imediatly killed in the place by the foresaid souldiers whose names he knoweth not his cause of Knowledge is that he sawe the scotchman after he was Killed & saw Mr John Nowlans tenants burrying of him and this deponent further sayth, that the said scotchmans wife was soe at the same tyme soe sorely wounded by the foresaid souldiers th of which wounds shee dyed within a week after, he further sayth that within fiue or six weeckes after the Killing of the said scotchman som of the souldiers vnder the Comaund of the said <B> Capt Charles Dowd or Patrick Dowd went to Ballyvoghany & finding one Robertt Galbrett a scottchman there tressing Corne in a house and brought the said Robertt from thence to Ballyrothe and there hanged him & whether it was by order of the forsaid Captains or not this deponent canot tell [ & further sayth not ] neither did this deponent see the man hanged but was soe enformed by those that did and further sayth that all the said Company belonging to the said Robert Hany were hanged & otherwise [ ] slained at the same

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tyme within the said Barony of Tireragh, as they were goeing [ ] in their trauell
Garrett Deasse