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Deposition of Dermod Grady

  • Reference:  MS 829, fols 295r-296v
  • County: Limerick
  • Date: 19/11/1642
  • Type: Bisse
  • Nature of Deposition: Military Action, Robbery, Lost by debts
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    • fol. 295r



    584
    Dermod Grady late of Ballinscooly in the parish of Ballynemony barony of Smale County & within the in the County of Lymericke gentleman nowe an Ensigne in his Maiesties seruice (an Irish protestant) duely sworne & examined before vs by vertue of &c gentleman deposeth & saith That on or aboute the 15th day day of January last & since the begining of this presente rebellion in Ireland he lost was robbed and forceably dispoiled of his goods and Chattles to the seuerall values followeing vzt value of 1932 li. besides 200 li. per annum
    Of Cowes h e iffers steeres mares horses colts sheepe & {s}wine to the v a lue of eight hundred fiftie & two pounds Of houshould stuffe to the value of thirty pounds Of hay and Corne in the haggard and house to the value of Two hundred & fiftie pounds Of wooll houshould prouision & fuell for fireing to the value of fiftie pounds or therabouts The deponent saith that he was expelled & driuen away from his lands of Ballinwoollinbegg & Ragn ma sbegg in the said County where he left in Corne in ground to the value of three hundred pounds or therabouts which he conceaues to be lost Of Part consisting of debts amounting to the sume of one hundred and three score pounds due from the vnder named persons vzt Michell Hicky of Dromelea in the said County gentleman, Donogh Hicky & William Hicky of the same gen Kennedy mc Bryen of Scarte in the said County gentleman Morris Baggott of Baggotstowne in the said County gentleman, Edmond Rawly and Robert Johnson of Ballynemonymore in the said County gentleman Teige o Dunnyne & John o Dunnyne of the same yeoman Dulin mc Anmy & Edmond mc Phillipp Gerrod of Ballynard in the said County gentleman Daniell o Redy Tibbott Bourke, John o Dwyre Murtagh o fflaherty Teige o fflaherty

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    585
    & Dermod o Trehir all of Brooff in the said County yeoman he further saith that Edward Clayny of Tipperary miller & Thomas Coogy Browne of Coogy in the County of lymericke aforesaid Carpenter both Impouerished protestants are indebt{ed} to this deponent in parte of the aboue sume And althoug{h} this deponent accounted the same goode debts before t{he} begining of this rebellion, yeett in regard the said protestants are vtterly dissenabled by meanes of this presente rebellion & the rest of the said debtors are out in open {&} actuall rebellion Therefore this deponent canot gett satisfaction from them The totall of his losses amounts to one Thousand nyne hundred thirty Two pounds besides the losse of the benefitt of his free hould estate worth Coibus annis Two hundred pounds per annum vzt Ballinscooly & Hobbertstowne the plowland of Ballyvallen <begg & Ragnmasbeg w anting 1 quarter> which he leaues to consideration The deponent alsoe saith that his said Cattle were taken away by the vndernamed persons aboute the same time vzt William lord baron of Castleconnell Pierce Welsh of Abby Owny in the said County Esquire Teige o Bryen of Tuoth in the said County Esquire, derby o Bryen of Grallagh in the said County gentleman Connor Clancy of Ballybornin in the said County gentleman, Walter Bourke fitz Richard of Killamane in the said County gentleman Patricke Brett of Eltowne in the said County gentleman, Miles Bourke of Rath Jordan in the said County gentleman, Richard <symbol> Bourke & his son & heire Walter Bourke both of Ballyvarry in the said County gentleman of the Citty of lymericke gentlemen, Donnell Higgins of Scoole in the said County gentleman doctor of Phisicke, William Bourke of Cloghfollardy in the said County Esquire Mortagh o Brien of Annagh in the County of Tipperary Esquire, John o Kennedy of Dunally in the said County gentleman, Donogh o Hicky & William o Hicky both of Dromnelae in the said County of lymericke gentleman, Therlagh mc Anlowne o Bryen of Ballyvolloda in the said County gentleman

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    586
    <C> Therlagh mc Bryen of Ballynoe in the said County gen <symbol> Rickard Richard Bourke & his brothers Redmond & Patricke of Cahirkenlis in the said County gentlemen Dauid Bo o rke o Crolepekane in the said County Esquire Edmond Bourke of Ballylusky in the County of the Cittie of lymericke gentleman John Bourke ffitz Walter if Ballynegard in the said County of Lymerick gentleman, James Manering & James Bourke both of Carrig Parsons in the said County of the Cittie gentleman, Edmond Rawly of Ballinemonymore in the said County gentleman, John Mulrayn of Anagh in the said County gentleman, John mc Phillipp Gerrald & his two sons Gerratt and Gerrald all of Ballynard in the said County yeoman, Mortagh mc Bryen of Cloghdalatoony <symbol> in the said County gentleman And the deponent also saith that all the said persons aboue named & euery of them aboute the 15th of January aforesaid accompanyed with at least a thousand armed men with collors flyeing in a hostill & rebellious maner came vpon this deponents said land of Ballinscoo{ly} aforesaid & the said other parcells & then & there with force & armes droue & caryed away all this deponents said Cattle This deponent lastly saith that aboute the same time his corn{e} in the haggarde was taken away with the like force & armes by John Lacy of Broofe in the said County of Lymericke gentleman & his servants, their names this deponent canot remember & further he deposeth not
    D: Grady
    Jurat coram nobis
    19o 9bris 1642
    Phil: Bisse
    Hen: Rugge

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    587
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    The examination of
    Dermod Grady
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    Henry Rugg
    Philip Bisse



     

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