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Kinvara – 1889

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The Irish Standard, April, 13, 1889 p7.

On Friday the 15th ult., a large force of police, accompanied by Redington’s representative, Malone, and a brace of emergencyment, with a battering ram, invaded the town of Kinvara, for the purpose of carrying out evictions on the property of Major John Wilson Lynch, chairman of the Galway board of Guardians. On the arrival of Mr. Kendall, the agent, the evicting party proceeded to Caherireland, a village some miles distant. Having arrived at their destination, the sheriff’s baliff and agent entered the house of Thomas Cavanagh, and demanded possession. This they took by force, casting all that was inside the house out on the street. The evicting party next proceeded to the house of Pat Cavanagh and cleared it of its occupants and effects. The tenants in those cases farm some thirty acres of land, and were well to do until the depression in the time set in. Before the eviction the tenants offered one year’s rent to the agent. This he refused to accept. The tenants evicted are determined not to advance a single penny on their former offer.

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Temperate times – 1849

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Australian Chronicle 17th November, 1840 p.2 (abridged)

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To the Editor of the “Freeman’s Journal.”
The Very Rev. Mr. Mathew, being on a visit at Kilcornan, the hospitable mansion of N. Redington., Esq., M.P., administered the total abstinence pledge, on the 21st and 22nd ult. to upwards of eight hundred postulants. Many from the neighbouring parishes of Oranmore, Ballinacourty, Ballinderreen, & c., who lost the opportunity of approaching him while in Galway and Loughrea, took advantage of his propitious visit to Kilcornan. The people of this locality have been extremely fortunate.

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Kilcornan – 1882

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Nation 27th May, 1882 p.13

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At a meeting of the people of the parish of Kilcornan, the Rev. P. McDonagh, P.P., occupying the chair, several resolutions relative to the recent Phoenix Park murders were unanimously adopted. The first, proposed by Rev. H.Skerrett, C.C., and seconded by Mr. Anthony J. Lynch J.P., Lavally, was as follows:-
That we, the priests and people of the parish of Kilcornan, declare our horror and indignation at the twofold murder lately perpetrated in the Phoenix Park, Dublin, and that we ardently hope for the speedy detection of the atrocious wretches who have outraged every feeling of religion and humanity, and endeavoured to bring ruin and discredit upon Ireland and Ireland’s cause.

The second resolution, proposed by Mr. James Burke, and seconded by Mr. Daniel Mullin, Clarenbridge, respectfully and with heartfelt sympathy offered the condolence of the meeting to the families of the murdered men. On the motion of Mr. Thomas Corbett, Killeenan, seconded by Mr. Thomas Niland, The Weir, a resolution was passed expressing deep sympathy with Miss Burke in her great affliction. Miss. Burke, it was stated, had special claims on the sympathy of the parish, inasmuch as that it was from her mother, in conjunction with her cousin, the late Mrs. Redington, Kilcornan, that the mothers of very many families in every direction around received a careful, religious and secular education. A resolution of sympathy with the landlord of the parish, Mr. C. T. Redington, and his family, in the shock they have received, was passed, on the motion of Mr. Timothy Spelman, Killeely, seconded by Mr. Patrick Greavy, Dunkellin.
After the meeting the Kilcornan tenants presented an address of condolence to Mr. Redington. The address was read in presence of Mr. and Miss Redington, and was replied to by the former with evident signs of emotion.