Examination of Donnell Spence

Citation: TCD, 1641 Depositions Project, online transcript January 1970
[http://1641.tcd.ie/deposition.php?depID?=838054v080] accessed Monday 25th of September 2017 12:09 PM

Dublin Core

Date: 1653-03-01
Identifier: 838054v080

Zotero

1641 Deposition Item Type Metadata

County: Antrim
Deposition Type: Commonwealth
Nature of Deposition: Multiple Killing, Words
Commissioners: Richard Brasier, Thomas Coote
Deposition Transcription:


fol. 54


[1520]

The Examinacion of Donnell Spence of the Parish of Billy labourer taken before vs the first day of March 1652
< [ 0] > <22> Who being duely sworne & examined saith That Tirlagh oge ô Cahan with his two brothers & about eleaven or twelue men in their Company did enter into this Examinants fathers house in the said Parish of Billy about nine or tenn of the clocke in the night & this Examinants father drawing his sword went out at the doore & vpon promise of Quarter he yeilded his sword & was forrthwith after by Tirlagh oge ô Cahans Command (as he beleiues) was murdred together with this Examinants Mother & Grandmother who had before that time beene blind about fower yeares before being above eighty yeares of age & alsoe the servant of Neile Moore was murdred by them at the same time And that this Examinante escaped & fled vnto Dunluce And further he saith not

Tho: Coote
Rich: Brasier Major

Deponent Fullname: Donnell Spence
Deponent Gender: Male
Deponent Occupation: Labourer
Deponent County of Residence: Antrim
Mentioned Non-Deponent Fullnames: Tirlagh oge , Neile Moore
Mentioned Non-Deponent Roles: Rebel, Mentioned