Deposition of Katherin Allard

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Katherin Allard late of Coolebane in the parish of Kilneglory barony of Barretts and within the County of Cork widdowe ( [ ] beinge (an Iresh papist) being duely sworne and examined before vs by vertue of his Maiesties Comission beareing date &c deposeth and saith That William Tirry of Sarsfields Grange in the said County gent (nowe subsheriffe of the said County of Corke) aboute <A> a forthnight before Easter last at Sarsfields Grange aforesaid (being there in Company with a matter of a hundred persons of they rebells) gaue directions to the rebells then presente to cary away the Corne of one Robert Burden an English protestant lately liueing in the said Towne of Sarsfields Grange saying vnto some of the rebells doe you cary away one stacke to Ballincolly to maineteine your selfe your wife and children & to others another car y of the rebells then presente he said doe you cary cary some of the said Corne to Richfords Towne where the rebells kepte a garrisson at that Time and a third Stacke he comanded to be caried ouer the Lee where there was a greate Campe of the rebells This deponent was presente sitting vnder a tree when these woords was spoken, which is her cause of knowledge. shee likewise saith that shee was credibly informed by Donogh mc Teig late of Knockneburden in the said County <B> yeoman More ny Colman late of the Kilnglory aforesaid Ellin ny Donogh & diuers others that the said William Tirry David Kenlan of Cullyduffe in the said County gentleman Robert Barrett of the parish the parish of Owens & Richard Barrett of Inishcarr in the said County were the men that hanged Roger Skinner an English protestant & of it had not beene for them he would had not haue beene hanged & further shee deposeth not
Katherin [mark] Allards marke
Jurat coram nobis
30 July 1642
Phil: Bisse
Ric ffrench

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The Examinacion of Katharine
Allard
Corke
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Red
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