The Sun.
London, England, 1822-03-04 00:00:00

IRELAND.

[FROIVI THE CORK ADVERTISER.]
LIMERICK, FEB. 27.
Attempts at Assassination, two murders, burning of
a third Church, burning of a Barrack, the in-
surgents continuing a search for fire-arms, and
several other outrages of various descriptions,
since our last.

Monday night, Carew O'Grady, Esq., with
Serjeant Fraser, a detachment of the 93d High-
landers, some members of his family, and a few
trusty assistants, proceeded through Mannister
to Boherard, and being attracted by a vast con-
flagration and the firing of shots, advanced in
double quick to Athlacca. Church, which was
upon their arrival entirely in flames, and shortly
after totally consumed. Mr. O'Grady'g party
was delayed near Mannister in a search for arms
and ammunition, which unhappily prevented an
engagement, as Mr. Croker's Steward, whp sat
up for the protection of the Glebe House, Mr.
Bolster, and all others concur in stating that he
would certainly have fallen in with the party,
had he been ten or fifteen minutes earlier. These
miscreants, about 50 or 60 in number, well armed,
placed Mr. Bolster (brother to the gentleman the
attack on whose house we mentioned in our last)
upon his knees, and he owed his life to the ap-
proach of the military. Mr. O'Grady's party
succeeded in taking two prisoners, one within the
Church-yard, and would certainly have achieved
more, but were precipitately hurried from the
scene, and the village adjoining it, by another
fire, to which they quickly advanced, and which
proved to be the burning of the Barracks at
Ballinagran.

The excellent and persevering conduct of Mr. O'Grady, to
restore quiet to this county, is most strikingly exemplified in
the above statement. He is scarcely a night in
.bed. If his
example were followed by the Magistrates in general, we should
not have the melancholy task of reciting so many outrages
which have stigmatized the County Limerick, and disgraced it
.more than any other portion of his Majesty'S dominions..
Before thelDSUrgents burned Athlacca Church, they entered
the Rev. Edward Croker's house, and took therefrom several
fire-arms. Mr. C. is at present in the county Kilkenny.
Athlacca Church, consumed by the insurg►ents on Monday
night, was built in 1614, and cost 6001.
On Sunday night a party of Nilliteboys visited Brookalodge,
the residence of 111. Scanlan, Esq. near Rathkeale, but got no
arms—they were removed a few days ago, the house being
thatched:
Four sheep, the property of Mr. A. Callinan, were killed in
his yard at Cahirnarry, on Monday night, and the fat only
taken away.

TWO MURDERS.
On Saturday night, at eleven o'clock, Ballynoe House in
this County, was forcibly entered by a numerous gang, who
in the most inhuman manner murdered. Denis Bowen,
Steward to Mr. Cox, alleging as a cause that he did not
leave a Pound Note for Cavain Rock at a certain house
which they appointed some time since—he had four musket
shots in his body--one entered his heart.—Mr. Cox is in the
County Tipperary.
Monday night, a set of ruffians broke into the house of
Thomas Egan, a decent farmer, near Croagh, in this county,
and having placed him on his knees, deliberately, in the pre-
sence of his beloved nephew, fired three shots at his body--one
of them entered his heart and caused instant death—they then
marched off, exulting in their deed, without any apprehension
of fear.