Deposition of Nicholas Walsh
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Nicholas Walsh of Haristowne Clerke in the par{ish of} Haristowne & Barrony of Phylipstowne in the kin{gs} Counttie a brittish protestant duely sworne de{poseth}
That on the sixth day of December last, hee this {depo}nent lost & was robed of corne in haggard & house worth ________________ 190 li. ster{ling}
Ittem of corne in ground worth __________ 64 li. ster{ling}
Ittem of Cattle worth __________________238 li. {sterling}
Ittem of his house & farme worth ________100 li. ster{ling}
Ittem of debts worth __________________ 161 li. st{erling}
Ittem of houshould goods worth _________130 li. ster{ling}
In all amounttin to about _______________ 883 li.
<A> By the meanes & by the hands of Henery McOwny De{mpsey} of Klinmalyrae, in the Queens Counttie, of som called Col{on}ell Dempsy, & Nicholas & John Dempsy, of Killyen{e} his leiutenant & Ensigne, & Murtagh & Callogh a{nd} Ross Dempsy gent, & John mcffrances Dempsy, Corporall to the said Henerie, & Bryan mcGlasney Dempsy now of Haristowne, gentleman & Lysagh & John mcBryan mcTirlagh Dempsy & Phelem & Keadagh mcArt Dempsy, & Teigg mcShane Dempsy & his 3 soons viz Laghlin & John, and Tumultagh Dempsy all now of Moylerstowne in the kin{gs} Counttie, & Cahir Crottagh mcOwny Dempsy of Klinmaly{re} & Callogh & Murtagh mcEdmond Dempsy, & Richard mcThomas Dempsy gentleman & James mcShane Dempsy, {a} popish vicar generall, & Nicholas Daley of Bella{so}nagh gent & Daniell Donaghow a prist with diuers ot{hers} in that company who robed this deponent.
And this deponent further deposseth that on the sea{venteenth} day of the said month of December last he this de{po}nent was robed of & lost in the Castle of Castledermo{tt}
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{ } the Counttie of Kildare, in reddy mony ____________ 80 li. sterling
{Itt}em in plate, rings, & Juells _____________________ 50 li. ster
Ittem in houshould goods __________________________ 70 li. sterling
In toto [1863 li.] 1083 li. amounttin to about ___________200 li. ster
By the means & by the hands of Peirce fitz garrald <B> of Ballisonan in Counttie of Kildare now Called Collonell amongst the rebells & Luke fitz garrald of Molamoy Ensigne, & Thomas mcgelyroe & garrald Keuenagh & Luke mcNicholas, & Nicholas Walker, seruants to the said Pierce fitz garrald & garrald fitz garrald of Castlerow in the Counttie of Kildare gentleman, & diuers others in that company who robbed this deponent
And this deponent further sayeth that on the 7th day of the said December, this deponent with others being at supper in the Castle of Castle dermotte where the said Pierce fitz garrald, Luke fitz garrald, garrald fitz garrald, & others of the said Pierce his frinds & seruants, were then & there at super, the fore named Thomas mcgelyroe, came to the doore of the roome (being within the said Castle) with the number of 17 or theraboutts with swords & skeans, & the said Thomas saying sancta maria Captaine, entered the roome, where vppon the said Pierce with his confederats drew thir swords & skeans, the said Pierce hauing his pistole in his hand, seized vppon this deponent & his goods that were there, & also vppon som other protestants & their goods that were in the said Castle 1287 1277
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And this deponent further deposseth that during <C> the time he was stayed there he saw Walter Bag{nall} of Idronagh esquire, Rowland Eustace of Moone gentleman James & garrett fitz garrald of Norabegge gentleman, garrott Wale of Prumpholstownes esquire Thomas fitzgarrald of Beallan gent, James Weasley of Noramore of some called Barron of the Norah, Sir John Crosby knight of Warlterstowne, knight, al in the Counttie of Kildare, & Lodowicke Pontin of Baltinglass in the Counttie of Wicklow gent; and Pierce fitz garrald of Bellaroen in the Queens Counttie gentleman, & Lawrence mcGeoghagan a fryer & William mcKerran a prist going in & out, to & from the said Castle, and going abroad with the said Peirce afte{r }the betraying of the said Castle, this deponent sayeth that he hard the said Pierce say that they would take noe pardon vnless it were a generall pardon {fur}ther he deposeth not that the graues in Church and Churchyard of Castle dermott harris towne aforesaid wer digged vp & such Corpses of protestants as had heer interred for 7 yeeres at least before wer taken vp & their bones and bodyes removed there to place the ditches & other base places by the directions of the vicar generall, And [ ] a poore English man called Toby Enutt being by ther rebells converted & drawne to mass was the next same day aforesaid his reconciliation, returning homeward hanged, the rebells alleadging, that they therfore hang the [ ] English after their reconciling to the Roman Church that if they may pray for their soules,
Nich: Walshe
Deposed 6to Junij 1642
John Sterne
Will: Hitchcocke
Hen: Brereton1288
1278
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Kinges county
Nicholas Walsh Jur 6o Juny 1642
Ex
Cert a: 4o Junij
Intr
6 dec
Athe the