Examination of David Powell

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The Examination of David Powell of Clonmell in the Co: of Tiperary yeoman taken August 31. 1652.
This Examinant sworne saith That he is aged 54 hee about sixty foure yeares, or thereabouts that at the begining of the rebellion he lived at Knockgraffyn in the said County <A> where he was plundered by the rebells, that [ ] after he went to Edmund Mockler of Ballinatten in the said County with whom he went was about one yeare & halfe after: That about March 1641 The Enemy had a designe for seising on the Castle of Ballyone within 3 miles of Cashell in the Co: aforesaid, belonging to Collonell William Kinsmell [ ] <Edm: Mocler.> & had a goode stock of Catle. That Edmond Mockler <Lo: Donboyne.> aforesaid who had a commaund vnder the Lord of Dunboyne did offer a reward (as this examinant Did heare) to such as showld betray the said [ Wise ] Castle: that one John <Jo: Harris.> Harrys servant to one wis e then in the said Castle the said wis e perswaded him to walke abroade saying that there was no danger, <Laughlin Gowe> to which he doeing, the said Wise was shott to death by one Malaughlyn Gowe then a fowler to the Lo: of Dunboyne, the said Gowe Lying in Ambush on that <Commyne Mocler> designe. That 3 dayes after one Comine, and the said Mockler did enter the said Castle of Ballyone <B> for the Lord of Dunboyne, & that the goodes found in the sayde Castle were [ ] for the moste part caried to the Lo: of Dunboyn to Kilteynan castle on Truckles sent from the Lord of dunboyne, & that he the Examinant did se the said Truckles he being then at Ballione aforesaid, & that he was told both by some of Ballione, & by those who lead the said Truckles that the said goodes were caried to the said Lord of Dunboyn This Deponant farther saith that he heard that an Englishman father in Lawe of one Hucker of Cloheene in the County aforesaid was murthered neere Mocklerstowne in the

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the said County by one Butler, the brother of Walter Butler of Cloughbridie, because he had formerly shot from a castle the said Butlers brother from a the Castle of Rochestowne which he defended & which was besiged by the rebells. And He further saith, that the person so killed was then a <C> soldier vnder the Lo: of Inchiquin, & was then a prisoner to the Irish, & on his paroll for exchanging one of the Irish prisoners. And farther saith, that he heard that about the time of the delivering of the Castle at Goling bridge in the said County there were many women & children buried alive; which was commonly reported; and that he this Examinant was shewed the place or pitt, where the said persons were so buried, by J ohn & particular ly that he was shewed it by John Ballard who then lived at Grenan castle & lived formerly at Goling whence he fled when Golin the Rebells came thither. And farther saith not.
Daued [mark] his marke Powell,
Deposed before vs the
daye & yeare abouewriten
Hen: Jones
Jo: Booker

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Co: Tiperary. XXXIIII.
The Examination of David.
Powell. August. 31. 1652.

se Mary wife XIIII 13
The murther of John Wife
at Ballione.
The murther of a soldier
by Walter Butler of
Cloghbridies his brother.
The murther of Gowlin.