Examination of John Keating

Citation: TCD, 1641 Depositions Project, online transcript January 1970
[http://1641.tcd.ie/deposition.php?depID?=819071v095] accessed Wednesday 27th of September 2017 09:40 AM

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Date: 1654-02-06
Identifier: 819071v095

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1641 Deposition Item Type Metadata

County: Wexford
Deposition Type: Commonwealth
Nature of Deposition: Multiple Killing
Commissioners: Ambrose Andrews, Thomas Hart
Deposition Transcription:


fol. 71v


John Keating of Baldenstowne gent aged thirty one yeares or thereabouts being sworne & examined touching the aforesaid John Barry saith & deposeth That the said John dwelt at Kilkeanan after the Lord generall Cromwells accesse to the said County & the taking of Wexford as a protected person vnder the Nocion of the generall protecion for the barr but did Im not long after & Imediately vpon the murdering of eleauen troopers <vnder> of Major Pembertons Comand (who were killed in <m> the howse of Kilkeanan aforesaid) fly into the forte of Duncannon then kept by the Irish against the english <and alsoe> one Richard Stafford (with whom the said John then dwelt in whose howse the said troopers were killed, hauing <who> had an hand in that murther) where he the said John Barry Continued till the said forte was surrendered to Collonell Cooke & further saith not &c
John Keating
Sworne before vs
the 6th of ffebr 1653
Tho Hart
Am Andrewes

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Deponent Fullname: John Keating
Deponent Gender: Male
Deponent Occupation: Gentleman
Deponent County of Residence: Wexford
Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: John Barry, Richard Stafford, Lord generall Cromwell, Major Pemberton, Collonell Cooke
Mentioned Non-Deponent Roles: Confederate, Confederate, Mentioned, Mentioned, Mentioned