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14th April 1781 - 18th March 1786

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Image 456 of 4611st December 1785


The Two Men who Came with the Hooks
in their Hands Came to the Work
And said Ye Irish Thieves do You want
to Kill usWe will Fight You Man for
Man at fair BoxingAnd Third one of
the Men who Came from the Road into the
Field Struck (not the Deceased)said Patrick Bryan< no role > with a
Foe on the Back twice or three times
Upon which Bryan fell to the Ground
And the Other Men in the Field Struck
those who Came out of the Road with
their Forks as hard as they could
The first Man who struck with a
fork was Owen Lynch< no role > And he
Struck the Deceased [..] with the Fork
upon his Head and other Places and
Knockd' him down and when he
was on the Ground Endeavouring to
get up again Lynch Knockd him
down again with the Fork
Saith That there were Ten of Them in
the Bustle and he cannot say whether
Connor or Bryan or any others Struck the Deceased
the side's LynchThere were Two
Others of those who Came from the Road




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