Examinacion of Richard Dighonan

Citation: TCD, 1641 Depositions Project, online transcript January 1970
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Date: 1653-01-14
Identifier: 816252r159

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1641 Deposition Item Type Metadata

County: Meath
Deposition Type: Commonwealth
Nature of Deposition: Captivity, Killing
Deposition Transcription:


fol. 252r


The examinacion of Richard Dighonan now prisoner in the ffower Courts sayeth
<B> That he was a trooper vnder the Comand of Lieutenant Colonell Barnwell when Phillip Carr was taken prisoner in Maye last, heard neere Manuth, & that Patrick Russhe Patrick Goch Teig Mallow & John Tyrrell was in his Company, Patrick Goch was on horsback & the other fower followed on foot, he sayeth that Goch took him prisoner, & that the rest they this deponent & Patrick Russhe were by the other three sent awaye towards Newcastle to gett one to goe from thence to Techroghan about an exchange


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or a ransome for the said Prisoner, & that they retorned back to the other three within 24 howers, & whoe tould this Examinant that they had killed the said Carr, because some of Brimighams Countrey would haue taken him from them, he further sayeth that the cloathes which now he weareth were the said Carrs cloathes, & that he bought the said cloathes of the other fower for xxxj s., his owne share beinge allowed him in the said somme, & Patrick Goch had his the said Carrs horse and armes to himself
The marke of Rich: [mark] Dighonan

Deponent Fullname: Richard Dighonan
Deponent Gender: Male
Deponent Occupation: Prisoner
Deponent County of Residence: Meath
Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: Lieutenant Colonell Barnwell, Phillip Carr, Patrick Russhe, Patrick Goch, Teig Mallow, John Tyrrell
Mentioned Non-Deponent Roles: Mentioned, Victim, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel, Rebel