Examination of William Kelly

Citation: TCD, 1641 Depositions Project, online transcript January 1970
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Date: 1653-06-23
Identifier: 831273r203

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1641 Deposition Item Type Metadata

County: Leitrim, Sligo & Mayo
Deposition Type: Commonwealth
Nature of Deposition: Multiple Killing
Commissioners: Walter Carwardine
Deposition Transcription:


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The examinacion of William Kelly of Boyle taken before vs this 23th day of June 1653
Sayeth that Edmund Burke of Rappa gave order to Richard Burke a fryer his brother to convey & goe with this Examinat & three others being servants to the said Edmund to convoy Mr Walker Jo: Darsey woo d & two English woemen, whether Richard Burke the ffryer would have them to goe who went with them to one Jordaines house at Monyconellan in the County of Mayo & theire gave charge to this examinat & the other three to convoy them to one Hugh o Haras house at Gurtishine & there to leave them & then to returne back And before they were gonn halfe a myle the said Jordans sonne being by name John reagh McJordan & John Boy McEndeshe with aboute a dozen more of Jordans tenants overtooke them and killed them the two men. & the convoy went with the two woemen to O Haras house and lefte them there & then returned back to Jordans O Haras house but the ffryer was gonn before they came.
William [mark] Kellys marke
Taken then before vs mee
Walt: Carwardine


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William Kellys Examinacion
concering the murther of Wood
& Walker

Deponent Fullname: William Kelly
Deponent Gender: Male
Deponent County of Residence: Roscommon
Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: Edmund Burke, Richard Burke, Hugh o Hara, * Jordaines, John reagh McJordan, John Boy McEndeshe, Mr Walker, Jo: Darcy
Mentioned Non-Deponent Roles: Rebel, Rebel, Mentioned, Mentioned, Rebel, Rebel, Victim, Victim