Examination of Katherin McMahowne

Citation: TCD, 1641 Depositions Project, online transcript January 1970
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Date: 1654-06-24
Identifier: 834042r032

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1641 Deposition Item Type Metadata

County: Louth & Monaghan
Deposition Type: Commonwealth
Nature of Deposition: Captivity, Multiple Killing
Commissioners: Thomas Dongan
Deposition Transcription:


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The examinacion of Katherin McMahowne the wife of Brian McMahowne of Dundalke in the County of Lowth aged twenty six yeares or thereabouts taken the xxiiijth day of June 1654
Who beeing duely sworne and examined deposeth and saith That about the begining of the Rebellion, Patricke McCollo Roe McMahowne and Hugh Ramer ô Calan, and seuerall other <A> Rebells hau e ing se whose names shee remembreth not haueing seised on the English and Protestants in the towne of Carriggmccrosse in the County of Monaghan and kept them prisoners vntill the first day of January 1641 the examjnant did then see the said Rebe Rebells carrying to the Gallowes at Carriggmccrosse John Jackson George Greene and an other person whose name shee remembreth not all Englishmen and Protestants and Inhabitants of the said towne, and there the said Rebells in the examinants viewe did hang the said John Jackson and George Greene and the other person whose name the examjnant knoweth not, vntill they weere dead amongst which Rebells the examinant did see at the said gallowes the


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<B> the said Patricke McCollo McMahowne and the said Hugh ô Callan standing as a guard, whilst the said rebells were hanging the said John Jackson George Greene and the other person whose name is vnknowne as aforesaid, And further saith not,

Katherin [mark] McMahowne marke
Taken and deposed the day & yeare aforesaid
Tho: Dongan

recognisance acknowledged having 50 li. to appear etc


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1642

The examjnacion of Katherin McMahowne against Patrick McCollo Roe McMahon Hugh O Calan for the murther of John Jackson & others

Deponent Fullname: Katherin McMahowne
Deponent Gender: Female
Deponent Occupation: Wife
Deponent County of Residence: Louth
Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: Patricke McCollo Roe McMahowne, Hugh Ramer , John Jackson, George Greene
Mentioned Non-Deponent Roles: Rebel, Rebel, Victim, Victim