Abstract of crimes committed in Connacht
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C. Galway
Out of William strangewayes deposition
He & his family robbed & stripped by these
<Robbers names> William mc Hubbard Boork & his son Richard. Vlic Reogh Burk. William Burne a preest. Cormac mc dermot & his wife. Rich. mc Edm. Burk. Vlic mc Edm. Burk. Edm. og Kelly. Rob. & Edm. Murrogh. Jo. mc Hugh & Hugh mc John. William Brannagh & Brian mc Killvatty. John Graue & 30 more.
<Majo murthers> The depon. heard it credibly reported that Lord of Majo vnd vndertaking the convoy of Bishop Maxwel & Mr Buchanan & the rest that were murdered at shrewl, was present when they were murdered.
out of William Shuttleworths depos.
Deponent robbed of 584 li. worth of 9. by these
<Robbers names> Anth. Linch gent. Redm mc Vlick Joh mc Vlic. Rich mc Dany & Vlic mc Redm. &c.
<{ }Clanmorris murders.> in hanging Adam Novel Gent. Th. Gill & Andrew Gill & a boy. & sergeant Rouleright James Percivall & Rich. Bennet
out of Raph Lamberts deposit.
Hee lost worth 401 li.
<o connor dun> reported to be made King of Connaght
<murdrers names> Rowland Burk & Simon with diuers crueltjes murder Hugh Langredg & left his son for dead
<murd> Mr Corbet minister by Loghreegh murdred by 2. one of which taken was set free out of the stocks by the garison soldiers
<{C}lanrickard hangs a murder} An englishman murdred at Knocmoy, but the murtherer is hanged at Loghreogh by clanrickard
<murders names> Hubert boy Burks soldiers murder a child murders at AbbyBoile by some mc dermots
<murders name> [ ] 28 at siluermines by mr Kennedy he falls mad & drownes himselfe
<{C}on Roorks patent> pretends a pa ttent comission for his horrid murthers & bur{ings} but hanged a patent seale got at Mohil to a counterfet writing
<{E}ngl. Apostate> neare Ophaly in Kings County turnes for feare & by a priest & soldier is killed for in that good minde for feare of relapsing
<Obscene cruelty & murther> The dep. is informed (& so sayes one other deposicion) that when that cruell massacre was done at sligo they layd dead carcases of men & women together in a shameful posture & solaced themselues with it.
<murders> County of Mayo men after battel of Balintobity wherin they were beaten, reveng thems. vpon a few English there left
fol. 120v
County of Roscomon
Deposition of Amy Hawkesworth
<cruel murther at Sligo> after quarter & conditions agreed vpon the were stripped imprisoned & many starued with hunger [ ] & almost all the rest murdered in prison. The depone{nts} husband left for dead escaped to the curlewes nee{re} the Boile & there was hanged
<names of murderers> Teig o Connor Sligo cheef in command. with his brothers Brian Charles Hugh. Brian mc Donogh. luke & Frank Taaf Patr. Plunket Donel mc Brian Dorogh. John O crean. Brian mc Swine Roger Mc Owen. Phelim & Teig boy o Connor & Tei{g} o Connor of the Glan. Con Connor. Owen o Ror{k} Teig mc Brian Ballogh o Roork. Hugh mc Donogh Rob. mc nemy. William oge mc Phelim mc Glannagh of the Dartry. William mc Glannagh of the same. Teig mc phelim mc Glanngh James French & Geoffry Fren{ch} Kedagh o Benaghan. Edm. mc Brian mc Swyne the Guardian of the Dominicans at Sligo Charles Gillegan. William o crean & more. Corm. mc Guire
<The murdered> Th. Stewart Sampson Port & his wife. William Welsh & his wife mr Braxton James Scot & his childe & father Paul John little Arthur Martin. William Doolittle with wife & children William Carter John Lewis, his wife & children Eliz. Harlo Rob. Siens. William Blatt & Jeremy Blat, & very many more, some more are mentioned in the deposition
<this belongs to Sligo> out of Henry Langfords deposition
<robbed & spoiled> To the present value of 577 li.
<murderers at sligo.> Here is added more murderers names as Hugh mc Tool o Galle Gallogher & more murdered
<he left for dead> as Robert Cambel provost of Sligo, william Sheeln Abraham the cutler. William chapman
<murder at Shrewl> in the C. of Galway reported to be 90 persons
<murder by the Moyne> 59 persons butchered
<obscene cruelty in Sligo massacre> In the murder at Sligo they gathered limbs cut of & placed the bodyes of men with women in a posture vnfit to be told
<Robin o Crean> buryes them all
<murdered> about 140 Engl. families in that County of Sligo
Depos. of John Dodwill
<robbed & spoiled> of his to the value of 590 li. besides 120 li. per annum
<robbers names> Redm. o fallon & his son William. Rory & laghlin Fallon John, Rory, Riogh Hugh Turlogh Fallons of the barony of Athlone
<Castle betrayd> his castle of Grange betrayed by 2 of his warders Donogh Scurloe & James his son. The takers. John Nangle. Brian o Kelly of Kilmoile William Ensedoon &c.
<Kellyes murderes> of men women & children
<Anthony Brabazon> 5{ }
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<Anth. Brabson a murtherer> Turnes papist in the begining of the rebellion. spitefull wilfull. great, robber, burner. kills most he can take & for such service (though an Englishman) yet made a Comissioner & Captain
<murther> of J. Price by Callogh o Kelly of Clonengly & Hugh Kelly of Torpane or by their meanes. Th. Kegyan murthered by the sayd Con Kelly
<{?}> of mris Smith by William o Fallon & of miltown & many others murthered about Athlone & Athleig
Deposition of Edw. Peerson
<Oliver fitz Gerald a murtherer> robs the deponent & others & hangs 16 Engl. stripped the lady Dutton. Rory mc
Depos. of Eliz. Holiwell
<robbed> to the value of 390 li. by these
<names of Robbers> Fran. Farrel of mote Brian Farell of Tilileckan Kedagh mc Laghlin Con mc Ross & Rich. Farrell mc Conel. & lisagh mc Conel.
<murderer> Charles o Connor Roe of Belanafad murders diuers of his English tenants, murthers a woman with child who seeing her husband & children executed receiues her death with smiles saying she hoped to sup in heauen
<an honest Irish man> Nicolas Ninny helps to convey away diuers poore Engl.
<King of Connaght> Charles o Connor Dun is reported by christofer Delahide to be made King
County Sligo
Deposit. of J. Harison Esquire
<murders> Relates mr oliphants being dragged by a horse taile for a mile & halfe & not being dead therewith is killed with skeanes by J. o Crean
John Rodes & his wife great with child hanged on the curlewes John stanwny killed there
Relates that 140 or 160 were the number reported to be Killed at Sligo
That william steward & his wife & some 17 women & children in the Boyle were murthered by Teig mc Dermot & Rob. mc nemee &c.
Deposition of William Welsh iunior
<Murthers> of Sligo he sayes as others but numbers not so many
<names of murderers> the same that in Amy Hawksworths depos he ads Hugh o Connor of mc Gillerny Teig o Sheil. Roger mc Murry. Kedagh o Hart Edm. o Flin. Rich. Nich. & Tho. Welch &c. & that it was deliberated before
fol. 121v
Depos. of John Strawley vicar of Eskagh
<{ }k murther> of Rapagh breakes conditions sworn etc & causes mr Walters & his man to be murthered. strips and the women stripped mrs Gardiner slayne
<diuers murthrers> at a solemn meeting at Moyne, the Gentry {resolve?} to mur{der} them all there left viz 35 amongst them William oge Buch{anan} & James the weauer of Killalla or Moyne & diuers oth{ers}
<drowned> 7 persons neare Killalla
James French of Sligo ow e s deponent 12 li. but releiue s him not.
Deposition of William Browne Gent.
<robbed> to the value of 1862 li. present, & of 200 li. per annum
<by> Ferdorogh, Ferganonim, Brian & Laghlin mc donoghs of Coolea in the Barony of Tireereh & a whole page more of names
<Friars discourse> Brian mc Kiggan tells the deponent that the blood in Connaght spilt by the Binghams was now re v to be revenged and the mony & fines levyed vpon recusants was now to be remembered. That all the Papists in Ireland were ingaged
Depos. of Jane Browne
<murther at Tee temple> after conditions of safe convoy to Boile sworn to mr Oliphant & mr Wray ministers [ ] and diuers others murthered
<murderers> Capt. Hugh mc Donogh Brian o Hara, Jo. o Crean, Rob. mc Conner oliuer Hara. Luke Taaf Fr. Taaf. Teig o Conner Sligo, Cormac oge Hara, James French, Jeffrey French Robin Crean
<more> at Raban murthered 6 or 7 more. but before they were dead buried them
<murther> 1 of deponents sons drowned at Dramhere by the Oroorks & 2 starved with hunger & cold in stri begging vp & down
<kindnes of Farel o Gara> in releeving cloathing & covoying the deponent
Deposition of Edw. Braxton
<robbed> To the value of 665 li. & names
<murtherers names> at the Sligo murther after conditions made
<more by Col o roork> murthered viz Mr more minister Ju dale ware
depos. of Jane steward of Sligo towne
<Robbed of 1200 li. worth &c.> by And. Crane Rich. Creane Anth. Crean. J. Crean.
<names of Robbers> Neal o Hart. Roger o Connor, Donel o Connor
<murtherers as aforesaid> in Sligo towne after assurance of safe convoy consult 3 dayes with the friars & then send in at midnight Ch. Conner & the rest of O Conners brothers. 2 butchers James & Rob. Buts. Teig Sheel. Kedagh o Hart. Rich. & Th. Walsh & others
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<C. Sligo> more of Jane stewards deposition
<murthered> aboue 30 in the Gaole. the childrens legs & armes seene thre put through the wounds of their slaine mothers some more They that carried them out to buriall stand vp to the mid leg in blood
more murthered afforesaid
<obscene dealings with dead bodjes> as before in other depositions you are told
<prodigyes> Riuer vsed to be plentifull of fish yeelds none long after. Guardian of Friars runs mad
<procession> friars go in procession to blesse the riuer & cast in holy water
County Maio
Deposition of Eliz. Buchanan
<Robbed> To the value of 610 li.
<robber names> Alex. mc Donel & other mc Donels mc Andrews, Barrets & Boorks
<murdered> J. Buchanan Esquire Deane Fargy her husband mr Barnet, mr Brian mr Robinson Mr Awsly & others viz 55 after conditions & quarter at CastleBar giuen by L. Maio were murthered
<murderers> at Shroole by the Boorks. they killed many women & stripped the rest naked, who it is like perished with cold or were killed
<Friars> many sayd The Friars se t them on to do so.
Henry Brinkhurst Esquire his deposition.
<murthers C. Sligo> related which were acted at sligo vpon 39 Brittish by the O Connors & some vltaghs & that at Teetemple wherein the formerly named J. Crean was cheef.
<murthers at Shrool> by Edm. Boork Ensign to his brother Walter Boork & his company wherein the titular Archbishop of Tuam seems to haue a hand
John Garvy sherif of the County then, guilty
<L. Majo> goes to masse 3 dayes after
<number 65> murthered
<murthrers names> Edm. Burk. J. Garuy Tibbot o Burk of moile. Walter malled. William Crone Mc Phelim Donogh o Hubban. Walter prindergras Tool o Higgin & Rickard Reagh, manus mc Murragh, Kedagh mc Jones. William Boork of Castle lackan &c.
<hand Walter Burk of Turlogh> & Alex. mc Donel releas one of the murderers. & many of the best in those countryes are guilty
<murther> of 25 or 27 Brittish going in Boates from C. Mayo to Kilbegs by the Barrets & others,
<deponent robbed> of 1100 li. by the clanjordans clan stevens & clan donels
Andr. Adajr Esquire his deposition
<robbed> To the value of 1400 li. by many Gentlemen of the country
<malice> in murthering all cattel of English [subjects]
<bloody disposition> of Friars in solemne & publique thanksgiuing to god for murthers committed {comitted}
fol. 122v
<robber{y}> of 80 Engl. at Sir ch Cootes iron works in Co. Letrim by Owen o Roork & Con o roork. I note here & Sir Ch. Coote knowes diuers of his workmen were killed
<mur{der}> of Sligo here confirmed. consultation about theyr murther with theyr clergy
<high cruelty> inforcing the father to kill his child & child his father (with prickes of skeines as I haue heard) & ripping vp the belly of a woman with child & throwing them after into the riuer
<prodigy> confirmed of Sligo riuers not yeelding fish after the carcases thrown in (though the most plentiful of Ireland before)
<high cruelty> in burying aliue some in such sort that they might not dy presently. some of theyr voyces heard a day after
<murthrers> John o Crean the sept of Hara & mc Donogh who murthred mr oliphant & others
<Lt Rutledg> turned papist betrayes diuers English retired to him at Beleek. 120 English lost thereby & murthered by mc Swines & Dowdes
<cruelty before murther> in halfe hanging, pricking with skeines or tying with withs to make them confes money before theyr killing
<prodigy> Jo. Reinolds trembles & can eat nothing when he heares the name of Th: Trafford minister whom he had murthered at Longford in the C. of Longford
<murther> at shroole confirmed by the deponent accuses L. Majo as guilty
2 boates with 60 persons going from Killall, persons all murdred
<murther> aboue 600 in C. Sligo & Mayo besides others he knew not of
<good service> to kill Brittish
<good conscience> to break faith with heretick protestants
<bloody cruelty> in murthring infants
<bloody cruelty> in the murther of William stewart at the Boyle. cut collops of him liuing, put fire coles in his mouth, & wrapped his guts about his neck and armes,
<murthrer> The son of long Owen mc Dermot of the Curlews as in former depositions
<murther> of Mr Fullerton & mr liston by owen o Roork & Brian mc Donogh
<Names of murtherers> He sets down a page & halfe of names
Deposition of Th. Jonson vicar of Turlogh
<Titular Archbishop> seazes on his living. that is Malachias Kelly
<Castle Bar> beseeged & taken by Edm. Burk of Brackagh in the Owles
<L. Mayo> undertakes vpon deliuery of Castle Bar to convoy the Brittish to Galway. but failes, but Walter Burke of Turlogh keepes & clothes the petitio deponent.
<murther> at shroole as before but that he makes the L. Majo more guilty then others do. 6 ministers among them that were slajn
<spite & malice> against Engl. lawes & other things in a formall inditing engl. cattel giuing them the book & asking legit aut non S
<stephen Linch> prior of strade sayes it is as lawfull to kill an Englishman as a dog or sheep
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<murther> Kedagh Ro mc James clandonel bragged he killed {at?} shroole
<cruelty> to the deponents 2 children<{Cl}anrickard> releeues him & many others
<{Ar}chbishop of Tuam> Kelly tells them when they went against CastleCoot that they should haue the H. Ghost say masse thrice vnto them before they came to battle with Sir C. Coot
Deposition of J. Goldsmith parson of Brashawl
saith he perceiues by Letters of his brother a priest at Antwerp that the papists of this land entended the rebellion 4 yeares before that when it was ready to break out, he discouered by their making so may skeines it was & gaue notice &c.
<Sir Henry> Bingham refuses to entertajn him in his castle when it was an open warr for feare the enemy should prosecute himselfe for entertaining him that had bin a popish preest.
<{r}obbed> & in very great danger of life by Edm. melaghlin, escapes at last to L. Majos house
<robbed> mr perciuall was, & L. Majo pursues, but joynes with the enemy & quarters with them amongst the Friars of Ballihawnes, who stir vp him & the rest to all the following mischeefs
<L Majo> complaines of the state for not furnishing him with armes & amunition breakes his minde for ioyning in show with the rebells, is advised to auoyd dissembling & shew him. an open enemy
speedily after falls to popery
<Sir Henry Bingham> in a complement to my the L. Mayo tells him he would walk in the same way which his Lordship took, & so becomes a papist also There remajn only 10 protestants in the County, aboue 1000 turn to masse amongst the rest Jonson vicar of Vrras
<deponents> constancy in religion. & conflict with popish bookes & men.
preaches frequently to the 10 aforenamed
<murther> at shrool as before.
<murther> at sligo as before
<murther> by the Moyne or Killalla related differing from others in it
<Crueltyes> before murther, in straying theyr heads with a twist of a with or halfe hanging iterated to tell where theyr mercy was <murther> of mr mongo meryes son by his schoolmaster. they bury a Scotchman aliue, they hang another
<revolted> protestants robbed of all & in danger of death continually
<malice> & murthers done not for religion but for nation
<neglect> of punishing murthrers by the great ones; one whipt & another a few dayes imprisoned for their murthers
<names> of robbers he taxes all & particularizes some
Thom. Hewets deposition
<names of Robbers>
< [ ] murthers> at shroole mentioned here. he calls that Edm. Burk o Redmond makes it douptfull whether Lord Mayo stood by
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<L. Mayo> his steward a great robber of English yet continu in his service
<murther at Sligo> confirmed
<cruel murther> of Georg Buchanan in wounding him & then bury him aliue
<murtherer> Edm. o Maghery living by Strade & some others
<drowned> in the moyn riuer 2 or 3 hundred
<Rory More> the great rebell 18 weeks before the rebellion was in consultation with L. Mayo about it.
<murtherers & robbers names> Sir Theob. Boork the Lordships son. Rich. {the} L[ ] ther. Jo. Browne Ant. and J. Garvy. David Kelly of { }mnamony Edm & J Boork of clogher. J. Moor of B{ }er Edm. Burk the Lordships son. all esquires