Information of Richard Flood
- Reference: MS 813, fols 075v-076r
- County: Kildare
- Date: 5/7/1642
- Type: Examination
- Nature of Deposition: Captivity, Killing, Military Action, Robbery, Words
- How to Cite
fol. 75v
The Examination of Thomas Richard flood taken the day and yeare aforesaid
<t:> Who being examined and duely sworne to so much as concerneth others sayeth confesseth that he was in the Castle of Clongowes wood when the Kings army came before it, but was deteined there against his will, the company in the Castle fearing that if they should haue let him goe he would haue brought the english army upon them, for the examinate saieth that he was formerly seruant to Norton pr Peirce an englishman who came to His towne a weeke liued at Clane within three mile of Naas, and came to this towne a fortnight before Christmas last and about candlemas sent the examinate downe to looke to his goods whoe sent some of them to this towne, and afterwards as he was comming to this towne with some cowes of the said Peirce the Examinate was taken prisoner by Captaine <v> Oliuer Ougan of the downings in com Kildare and his cowes taken from him, and himselfe carryed prisoner to the Ballinicappa a towne of William Sarsfeilds of Luacane where he was like to be hanged twice or thrice and at
fol. 76r
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length by the meanes of some freinds he had at Clongowes wood he was suffered to goe thither upon promise that he should not be suffered to take depart to with the English, he saieth that dureing the time of his <w> stay at Clongowes wood he sawe resorting thither, Cap: Walsh whose Christen name he taketh to be Nicholas and Oliuer the said Oliuer ougan and Nicholas ougan of Racophy William ffitzgerald of Blackhall and diuers others whose names he knoweth not, And heard the said Walsh often uaunting and saieing that as long as he was in that Castle he did not care a rush for all the English army, and in all other things agreeth with Richard Eustace & Thomas ffitzgerald with the further that the two Barnewalls were the cheife uiz James and George were the cheife men at the robbing of the englishman that duelt at Dunkeda whose name was ffrancis but knoweth not his other name, And further saieth that the said Englishman was there likewise murdered by those that robbed him, and further saieth not
Wm: Ryves
William Ryves