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14th April 1781 - 18th March 1786

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Image 455 of 4611st December 1785


ThatOne of the Men in the Road said
You Irish Thieves who do you call
WhoresThat then they Called each
Other very bad NamesAnd said Patrick
Connor
< no role > took up some Potatoes and threw
at those in the road through the Hedges
Informant Saith he several times
Desired him not to do it
And after he had thrown away those
in his Hands he took out some from
a Basket which stood before him and
Put in his Pockets and fill'd his [..]
hands again and went to the Hedge
side and kept throwing at those in
the road for the space of Eight or Ten
Rodd as they went alonguntill he
struck the Woman and One of the Men
in the RoadThat They then one said are
We to take ThisNo said the Other
we will go into the Field and face Them
And They did then Come into the Field
The Two first who Came in had each a
large Reaping HookThe Two next
had each a large How or a Stick




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