The National Register.
London, England, 1821-12-03 00:00:00

DISTURBED DISTRICTS.

( Frogs the (Jkmmel Ileru141)
IN'e can scarcely recollect an incident of more horrible
atrority since the burning 01 Scisllabout_e in the last Irish
rebellion, than that which occurred on Mooday night the
I9th inst., at or near, " The Seven Acres," a farm so
called, between Thorny Bridge and Clogheen, at the foot
of Shotenamart, in this county. The place was the re-
sidence of a better kind of farmer named Shea, who had
recently put out some under tenants at will, as they are
called, who hold without lease, by civil hill process, and
had possessed himself of their lands. For this, he was
served with a muter, th tt unless he restored the old oc-
cupants, he shonld suffer for it ; and being determined
to preserve his property, and to resist the attack with
which he was menaced, he provided himself with fire-
arms in sufficient number, for a good defence, and got
into Ins house two or three neighbours, of resolute cha-
racter for his assistance. These precautions, it seems,
were fatally rendered useless, for on a late hour on the
night alnive-memioned, he and his numeroas family,
consisting in all of eighteen, men, women, and child-
ren, found the dwellinediouse in flames around them.
Snea the owner, appears to have been the first to burst
opt on his .issailains, hilt was instantly shot, and thrown
back into the flames; :mother making a similar attempt
shared the same fate and before the murderers departed,
every soul in the 11011 he W 35 burned to death I is
the pith and !narrow, as far as we can learn from eye-
witness of the ruins, who has taken out Mr. Tnompson,
the coroner, to hold an inquest on the bodies. The
conflagration, which continued until a late hour on Tues-
day morning, was seen at a great distance: and one gen-
tleman, asking a countryman, whom he met on the
road, two or three miles from the place, what could oc-
casion such a fire, Was answered with perfect affingfroid,
Nothitig, I suppose, but satisfaction they are takitig,
fur the poor people that were turned out of their houses
t'other day."

QUEEN'S COUNTY.—WednesJay night last, the 2lst
instant, a party of nien attacked tile house of a person
named Murphy, near Cullahill, in this county, within
four utiles of Johnstown, county Kilkenny. The party
having wicceeded in breaking in, dragged Murphy, and
beat hint so cruelly with spade!, that in a short nine they
derived hint of life; after which they nearly severed
flu head from his body with a billhook. The reason as-
signed for this atrocious outrage is, that Nlitrrty pro.
scented two persons who had stolen sheet) flout hint, and
who were convicted of that offence at the last assizes.

COUNTY ON CLAM—Saturday er, ning the 17th inst.
as J man belonging to J allies Creatth, Esq. of Carhane,
in the county of Clare, was returning home from Ennis,
at five o'clock, he was waylaid and murdered at Crathie,
by some persons unknown. Suspicion is attached to a
man whom he had a divine with some time back, at
the fair of Six-mile-hridge, by the said county. His
skull was literally Warn to pieces; he has left a wife
with five children to deplore his Inca. An inquest was
held on the body by it G. Greene, Esq. Verdict—
" Wilful Murder, against persons unknown."
The Clare Journal, of Monday the 17th instant, re-
asserts what it had tormerly stated, respecting the death
of Gleeson, the untOrtunate young man who had been
wounded at Six-mile-bridge, It says, that the house was
enveloped in Climes before the death of that persoti, but
still leaves it a matter of doubt whether the wieiched
creature lost his Itle by accident or &sign.

MURDER or MAJOR COLLIS, NEAR TR A LEE.
( ihe Limerick (.41

On Thursday the house of Major Collis, within
a mile and a MAIM Tralre, was entered by a large party
and robbed of every article which the villains could lay '
hands on. Not COlll% it, the murdering gang struck
Major Collis a titow of a gun on the head, which de-
prised him 01 Me and afterwards tired sonic shots into his
body.
The house of the Rev. Edw. Nash was also attacked
on the same nisht, but the fellows were b -at off, as he
had arms and assistance in the house. Mr. Nash was
reported to be wounded in the breast. Our corres-
pondent concludes his letter by stating, that—" God only
knows where this Intsioess will end."
TUN LATN ATROCITY IN TILE COUNTY OP TIPPERARY.
(Moon Ike Comae! Herald.,)
On Ni'eclnemtay last an inquest was held at Tubber,
in the parish of Cif:mem, barony of Middlethird, county
ul"Tippeiar, Oriole John Thompson, El. one of the
rotoncrs tor the said county, on view of the bodies of
Eat out Shea, Niary Shea, Edmond Shea, km. Mary
Sile-A, jun., Nicholas Shea, jun Win. Shea, Margaret
Soya, Michrid Butler, Patrick Mullally, Catherine Mul-
lally, Mary Shea, Margaret Power, and the bodies of
three met unknown

The Jury been sworn, the following evidence was
adduced:—

N ichoiss Sites, of Seven Acres, farmer, deposed, that
he is the brothor of the deceased Edmond Shea knows
the bodies of Eilsnond Shea, Alary Shea, Edmond Shea,
jou. Mary Shea, jun. Nicholas Sued, jun. William Shea,
and Marg.(ret Shra. %%itne.r teas called out of his bed
on the wonting of the 2Uth instant, by John Butler,
about one or two o'clock, who told him that his bro-
ther's house was on fire; when he arrived there, the
ionise was on foe, and the mot' hail fallen
about the hour of • o'clock out morning, went to the
door and SSW the bodies of sererJl person. lying on the
floor, who had been bunt► to death. Saw the bodies of
lb person. taken out the house that morning.


John !Mulcahy, of Ballywater, farmer deposed, tha
he knows the bodies of Patrick 1111111,11 y, M. Mullally'
and CathetineMullallyq saw them lying dead at the
house of the deceased Bd LI Shea, oil the morning
of the 20th inst.

William %' il iams, of Gurtnapish, labourer, deposed,
that on the night of Monday, the 19th lust. he gm till
to look after a pig ; 43V/ Edmond Shea's house on fire;
went towards the house, but wss afruid to go on, in
consequence of hearing several shuts fired about the
house. A man of the name of P. Dillon fired a shot
towards Shea's house, which was returned by otie or
two shots from persons about the house on lire, who
shouted, and desired Dillon con., on if he dared.
Philip Dillon, of Gormapish, farmer, deposed, that
William Williams called loin out 01 bed, on the night
between the 19th and Voth inst. who told him that E.
Shea's !noise was on fire. He desired Williams to call
some neighbours; he then advanced towards Shea's
home, which was in a blaze, and fired a shot, and
called out, " Oh, you rascals," which was returned by
two shots, and he was desired to advance if he dare.—
Heard several shots about Shea's house.

The Jury linuul " that the above persons were wil.
fully and maliciously put to death, by some persons, to
us unknown, setting fire to the dwelling-house of Ed-
mond Shea, the dcceasvd, on the tight between the 19th
and 30th of November instant.' _

A proclaimoimi of his Majesty's Privy Council in
Ireland was issued on Monday, offering a reward of
wool; the saute to he paid in tile following manner—
:mil. (Or each and every of the first five, and tool, for
the next five persons concerned in the outrage, or :le-
complicet, who shall he apprehended and prosecuted to
conviciton ; and his Maj,.sty s pirdon to any of the ac-
complices. who shall give information within twelve
months.