A13: Galway

CATEGORY A13: GALWAY

 

The Statute Law Revision Programme considers the instruments in this category to be suitable for revocation.

 

This category consists of proclamations offering rewards and/or pardons to people who provide information leading to the arrest of persons suspected of having committed crimes in Co. Galway. The instruments were made pursuant to prerogative authority.

 

The Statute Law Revision Programme consulted with the Department of Justice on the instruments in this category. The Department agreed that all instruments were suitable for revocation.

 

Please note that spellings are recorded as they appear in the original print versions of the Dublin Gazette and have not been standardised or modernised. The wording of the subject matter of instruments is not final and is subject to change.

 

Reference No.

Date and Citation

Subject Matter

Digital Version

179.                  

April 13, 1830 [D.G., Issue No. 11742, p. 193]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who maliciously set fire to the house and offices of David Page of O’Hilly near Woodford, not far from the town of Loughrea, Co. Galway

DG11742.193

182.                  

April 30, 1830 [D.G., Issue No. 11750, p. 233]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who drove forty-four sheep into a drain at Kinrisk, near Kilconnell, Co. Galway

DG11759.233

196.                  

September 17, 1830 [D.G., Issue No. 11812, p. 709]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who murdered Patrick McDonnell, late Deputy Clerk of the Peace for Co. Galway, whose body was found in a cellar in Shop Street, Co. Galway

 

226.                  

May 26, 1831 [D.G., Issue No. 11919, p. 401]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who fired at and caused the death of Sub-Constable Hugh Campbell while he was riding through the demesne of Dalystown, near the town of Loughrea, Co. Galway

 

230.                  

July 15, 1831 [D.G., Issue No. 11941, p. 541]

Proclamation for apprehending the party of Rockites who attacked and fired at labourers who were working on the lands of Cahir-daly, not far from Ardrahan and Oranmore, Co. Galway

 

231.                  

July 23, 1831 [D.G., Issue No. 11944, p. 557]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who murdered Luke Doyle, steward to Mr Featherstone of Harding’s Grove within three or four miles of Killiner and near Portumna, Co. Galway

 

243.                  

January 7, 1832 [D.G., Issue No. 12017, p. 13]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who attacked and likely killed Michael Francis near the Grotto of Dangan, opposite the village of Menlough, near Galway

 

249.                  

January 28, 1832 [D.G., Issue No. 12025, p. 50]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who maliciously burnt a range of offices containing several cattle belonging to Anthony French of Carrarea Cottage near Athenry, Co. Galway

DG12025.50

254.                  

February 10, 1832 [D.G., Issue No. 12031, p. 81]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who fired a pistol at Walter Molony, chief magistrate of police, near the door of his house at Gort, Co. Galway

DG12031.81

363.                  

February 18, 1833 [D.G., Issue No. 12194, p. 130]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who entered the plantations of John Burke of Forthill, near Gort, Co. Galway, and maliciously destroyed about three thousand young trees

 

416.                  

December 2, 1833 [D.G., Issue No. 12317, p. 681]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who attacked several houses in the baronies of Longford and Leitrim, Co. Galway, and beat the inhabitants

 

417.                  

December 2, 1833 [D.G., Issue No. 12322, p. 701]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who violently attacked a party of police near the village of Killiner, Co. Galway

 

431.                  

December 17, 1833 [D.G., Issue No. 12322, p. 703]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who brutally murdered Martin McDonagh of Clonloe when he was returning from Tenagh fair, Co. Galway

 

445.                  

December 31, 1833 [D.G., Issue No. 12326, p. 732]

Proclamation for apprehending the two persons who beat Thomas Madden when he was proceeding from the distillery in Banagher to Ballinasloe, Co. Galway

 

470.                  

January 26, 1834 [D.G., Issue No. 12339, p. 96]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who set fire to the house of Michael Burke of Kilconnell, Co. Galway

 

472.                  

January 30, 1834 [D.G., Issue No. 12340, p. 103]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who attacked the several persons employed as drivers for tithes due to the Reverend Mr Dwyer at Kilcreest, near Loughrea, Co. Galway

 

512.                  

March 7, 1834 [D.G., Issue No. 12355, p. 224]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who severely beat John Connor in his house at Oughellbeg, parish of Clonfert, Co. Galway

 

569.                  

June 10, 1834 [D.G., Issue No. 12395, p. 422]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who maliciously set fire to the house of Michael Casey of Clonlee, Co. Galway

 

574.                  

June 16, 1834 [D.G., Issue No. 12398, p. 434]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who maliciously burned the out offices and kitchen of Mrs Roe of Beagh, parish of Templetogher. Co. Galway

 

594.                  

July 23, 1834 [D.G., Issue No. 12414, p. 501]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who cruelly beat Richard Lyons and his son on a bog at Lysduff, near Portumna, Co. Galway

 

609.                  

August 20, 1834 [D.G., Issue No. 12426, p. 549]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who entered the house of Edmond Murphy at Boredough, near Kilcreest, Co. Galway

 

627.                  

October 10, 1834 [D.G., Issue No. 12448, p. 645]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who cut the tail off a cow belonging to Thomas Dillon in the parish of Kilmore, Co. Galway

 

650.                  

November 8, 1834 [D.G., Issue No. 12460, p. 707]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who maliciously set fire to two ricks of hay and several stacks of oats belonging to John Dillon of Newgrove, parish of Kilreekle, Co. Galway

 

652.                  

November 10, 1834 [D.G., Issue No. 12460, p. 707]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who maliciously set fire to the houses of Bryan Hynes and Michael Darmody of Lackifinan, parish of Bullane, barony of Loughrea, Co. Galway

 

678.                  

December 10, 1834 [D.G., Issue No. 12475, p. 773]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who maliciously set on fire a house belonging to Mr Davis on the lands of Kilacourse, parish of Tyaquin, Co. Galway

 

713.                  

January 31, 1835 [D.G., Issue No. 12497, p. 73]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who attacked the house of Henrietta Bouchier of Dorinara, barony of Leitrim, Co. Galway and robbed some arms

 

718.                  

February 7, 1835 [D.G., Issue No. 12500, p. 93]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who beheaded a woman on the Moylough Road, near Dunmore, Co. Galway

 

743.                  

February 24, 1835 [D.G., Issue No. 12508, p. 146]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who maliciously set fire to two stacks of corn belonging to Patrick Forde of Peake, parish of Clangalway, Co. Galway

 

747.                  

February 27, 1835 [D.G., Issue No. 12509, p. 151]

Proclamation for apprehending the armed party who entered the house of Patrick McNamara of Coleran Mountain, near Mount Shannon, Co. Galway, and carried off his daughter

 

764.                  

March 18, 1835 [D.G., Issue No. 12517, p. 190]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who murdered Bridget Delany near Killiner, Co. Galway

 

792.                  

April 23, 1835 [D.G., Issue No. 12533, p. 253]

Proclamation for apprehending the three men who beat to death Michael Eagan at Somerset, Co. Galway

 

815.                  

May 12, 1835 [D.G., Issue No. 12540, p. 286]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who entered three houses in the parish of Killiner, near Somerset, Co. Galway, and administered unlawful oaths

 

816.                  

May 12, 1835 [D.G., Issue No. 12540, p. 286]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who murdered Sub-Constable Ormsby near the town of Eyrecourt, Co. Galway

 

839.                  

June 2, 1835 [D.G., Issue No. 12549, p. 329]

Proclamation for apprehending Michael Ternan, charged with the murder of his brother Patrick Ternan of Kilternan, parish of Dunmore, Co. Galway

 

853.                  

June 11, 1835 [D.G., Issue No. 12553, p. 355]

Proclamation for apprehending the four ruffians who murdered William Johnstone, bailiff of James O'Hara, within one mile of Gort, Co. Galway

 

859.                  

June 23, 1835 [D.G., Issue No. 12558, p. 381]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who set fire to the out-office of John Connolly of Coureen, parish of Killeenadimo, Co. Galway

 

877.                  

August 1, 1835 [D.G., Issue No. 12576, p. 453]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who attacked three brothers named Mullery near Laurencetown, Co. Galway, murdering two of them

 

896.                  

September 10, 1835 [D.G., Issue No. 12592, p. 517

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who set fire to the habitation of Thomas Nelson of Coolfadda, parish of Kilreekle, Co. Galway

 

903.                  

September 22, 1835 [D.G., Issue No. 12597, p. 537]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who set fire to the house, granary and barn of Persse Groome in the parish of Clontuskart, barony of Longford, Co. Galway

 

935.                  

October 22, 1835 [D.G., Issue No. 12611, p. 598]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who attacked the church in Galway town

 

948.                  

November 14, 1835 [D.G., Issue No. 23621, p. 641]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who set fire to the out-office and straw belonging to Denis Flannery on the lands of Gurtnascrena, barony of Leitrim, Co. Galway

 

974.                  

December 19, 1835 [D.G., Issue No. 12636, p. 709]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who maliciously set fire to the house of Anthony Toohy in the town of Woodford, barony of Leitrim, Co. Galway

 

978.                  

December 25, 1835 [D.G. Issue No. 12638, p. 717]

Proclamation for apprehending Francis Hanly, Martin Curley and James Hanly of Co. Galway, charged with murdering James Beatty

 

1020.               

February 17, 1836 [D.G., Issue No. 12661, p. 106]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who struck Mark Walsh of the town of Loughrea, Co. Galway, in the house of Jerome Murray, causing his death

 

1032.               

February 20, 1836 [D.G., Issue No. 12663, p. 122]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who posted Terry Alt notices at Croughwell, Co. Galway, threatening two men named John Hynes and James Kelly, who are employed as drivers on the estate of Captain Trotter

 

1035.               

February 23, 1836 [D.G., Issue No. 12664, p. 130]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who visited a number of houses at Lettermullin, barony of Moycullen, Co. Galway, and administered unlawful oaths to the inhabitants

 

1037.               

February 24, 1836 [D.G., Issue No. 12664, p. 130]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who maliciously consumed three out-offices, five cows, a horse and ass belonging to George O’Beirne of Gurteen, parish of Templetogher, half-barony of Ballymoe, Co. Galway

 

1044.               

March 1, 1836 [D.G., Issue No. 12667, p. 146]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who killed a woman by throwing her into a well near Tuam, Co. Galway

 

1050.               

March 9, 1836 [D.G., Issue No. 12670, p. 162]

Proclamation for apprehending the two men who fired two shots into the house of Peter Rutledge, Justice of the Peace, at Ballinaduff, near Headford, barony of Clare, Co. Galway

 

1051.               

March 9, 1836 [D.G., Issue No. 12670, p. 162]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who maliciously burned the house of the Widow Tully at Rossmore, parish of Ballinakill, barony of Leitrim, Co. Galway

 

1053.               

March 12, 1836 [D.G., Issue No. 12672, p. 169]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who murdered a poor man, name unknown, found at Moylough, Co. Galway

 

1055.               

March 15, 1836 [D.G., Issue No. 12673, p. 173]

Proclamation for apprehending the six men who entered the habitation of Laurence White of Springrove, parish of Kilquain, barony of Longford, Co. Galway, and swore White as to his having money or arms

 

1095.               

April 22, 1836 [D.G., Issue No. 12689, p. 242]

Proclamation for apprehending the person who left a female child at the hall door of the Reverend Mr Burke, vicar of Nun’s Island, Co. Galway

 

1100.               

April 22, 1836 [D.G., Issue No. 12689, p. 243]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who forcibly entered the dwelling house of a widow named Judith Killackey of Derry, parish of Fahy, barony of Longford, Co. Galway, and violently assaulted her and her sister, and swore her to give up a cow

 

1123.               

May 9, 1836 [D.G., Issue No. 12697, p. 282]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who severely beat William Kelly at Creggs Market, Co. Galway, causing his death

 

1136.               

May 24, 1836 [D.G., Issue No. 12703, p. 305]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who set fire to the dwelling house and office of Timothy Larkin of Grange, parish of Fahy, barony of Longford, Co. Galway

 

1147.               

June 10, 1836 [D.G., Issue No. 12711, p. 349]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who maliciously set fire to the house of Mr Tyrrell on the lands of Cloughbonud, parish of Kilcloony, barony of Clonmacnoon, Co. Galway

 

1163.               

July 28, 1836 [D.G., Issue No. 12731, p. 433]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who entered the dwelling house of Thomas Derwin of Garryhobart, parish of Clonlea, barony of Leitrim, Co. Galway, and beat him and swore him to surrender his farm

 

1165.               

July 29, 1836 [D.G., Issue No. 12731, p. 434]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who maliciously stabbed a cow belonging to David Walsh at Kilnahown, parish of Clontooshut, barony of Cloonmacnoon, Co. Galway

 

1205.               

September 2, 1836 [D.G., Issue No. 12746, p. 498]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who set fire to the house of John Kelly of Brackenagh, in Ballinasloe, Co. Galway

 

1218.               

September 29, 1836 [D.G., Issue No. 12758, p. 545]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who drowned a male infant, about one month old, whose body was found at the rear of a distillery, in the river of the town of Galway

 

1236.               

October 18, 1836 [D.G., Issue No. 12764, p. 574]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who, mistaking Edward Doyle for the Reverend Richard Eyre of Eyrecourt, Co. Galway, injured his jaunting car and shouted and whistled as he passed

 

1387.               

March 29, 1837 [D.G., Issue No. 12812, p. 226]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who murdered Widow Hyney and her servant maid, Bridget Dillon of Killoran, Co. Galway, whose bodies were found in the widow's house

 

1421.               

April 17, 1837 [D.G., Issue No. 12817, p. 271]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who set fire to the house of John Madden at Cartheranes, parish of Clonrush, barony of Leitrim, Co. Galway

 

1452.               

May 8, 1837 [D.G., Issue No. 12823, p. 319]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who set fire to the house of Marks Finagon, herd to Joseph Miles McDonnell, on the lands of Lisard, barony of Kilconnell, Co. Galway

 

1476.               

June 8, 1837 [D.G., Issue No. 12833, p. 394]

Proclamation for apprehending Owen Taffe, an itinerant doctor, charged with murdering Catherine Gibbons of Shanbally, parish of Annadowne, Co. Galway, by administering poisonous medicine to her

 

1506.               

July 12, 1837 [D.G., Issue No. 12844, p. 482]

Proclamation for apprehending Dudly and Patrick Cannon, who assisted their father, Daniel Cannon, in murdering Michael Rafter of Gortfadda, parish of Killane, Co. Galway

 

1564.               

November 3, 1837 [D.G., Issue No. 12882, p. 890]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who burned a stable belonging to Bartholomew Heanaghan in the townland of Kilevolan, parish of Donoughpatrick, Co. Galway

 

1595.               

December 16, 1837 [D.G., Issue No. 12894, p. 1030]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who set fire to a cock of hay in the yard of Patrick O'Beirne of Gurteen, parish of Templetoher, Co. Galway

 

1609.               

January 5, 1838 [D.G., Issue No. 12900, p. 14]

Proclamation for apprehending Daniel Dooly, who beat Denis Ford of the parish of Killererin, Co. Galway, so severely that he died

 

1610.               

January 5, 1838 [D.G., Issue No. 12900, p. 14]

Proclamation for apprehending Mathias and Michael Cavanagh, Patt Fahey, and others unknown, who inflicted several blows to James Hoban at Gurteem, about five miles from the Ballymacwood police station, Co. Galway, causing his death

 

1618.               

January 18, 1838 [D.G., Issue No. 12904, p. 48]

Proclamation for apprehending John and Michael Loughan, who inflicted a violent blow on the head of Patrick Feeney of the townland of Barnacarrow, parish of Killyan, Co. Galway, causing his death

 

1643.               

March 19, 1838 [D.G., Issue No. 12920, p. 178]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who maliciously cut and injured the bank of the Grand Canal on the lands of Cloonesker, near Ballinasloe, Co. Galway

 

1649.               

March 30, 1838 [D.G., Issue No. 12924, p. 215]

Proclamation for apprehending Thomas Kilchrest, who struck James Walsh with a tongs at a forge near Kilcrust, parish of Knocknaconrah, Co. Galway

 

1721.               

October 15, 1838 [D.G., Issue No. 12980, p. 634]

Proclamation for apprehending the person who attacked Patrick O'Brien, which later caused him death, at Lackheel, in Moylough, Co. Galway

 

1742.               

December 1, 1838 [D.G., Issue No. 12994, p. 768]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who set fire to the house of John Horan of Tristane, in Clonmacnoon, Co. Galway

 

1746.               

December 6, 1838 [D.G., Issue No. 12996, p. 790]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who cut the North Bank of the Ballinasloe Branch of the Grand Canal, near Clonfert, Co. Galway and also the North Bank of the Grand Canal, near Pullough, King's County

 

1822.               

May 23, 1839 [D.G., Issue No. 13043, p. 290]

Proclamation for apprehending James Coolahan, John Coolahan and Thomas Coolahan, who beat and subsequently killed Patt Dolan, at Craugh, in Clonmacoon, Co. Galway

 

1848.               

August 21, 1839 [D.G., Issue No. 13069, p. 461]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who drowned a young female child at Boaghmore, in Donoughpatrick, Co. Galway

 

1855.               

September 26, 1839 [D.G., Issue No. 13079, p. 522]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who attacked and killed Michael Owens, neat his home at Creggs, Co. Galway

 

2019.               

March 4, 1841 [D.G., Issue No. 13231, p. 178]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who set fire to the barn of John Barrett in Liscume East, Co. Galway

 

2126.               

June 6, 1843 [D.G., Issue No. 13473, p. 353]

Proclamation for apprehending the person who shot at John Burke of Tintrim, in Clonrush, Co. Galway

 

2213.               

October 22, 1845 [D.G., Issue No. 13725, p. 629]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who fired at and shot dead Thomas Linney of Clonfert, Co. Galway

 

2262.               

June 24, 1846 [D.G., Issue No. 13802, p. 633]

Proclamation for apprehending the two men who murdered Patrick Hill of Boulag in Ballinakill, Co. Galway

 

2276.               

November 4, 1846 [D.G., Issue No. 13843, p. 1170].

Proclamation for apprehending the person who shot Andrew Perse Martin, of Drimane, Co. Galway

 

2286.               

December 11, 1846 [D.G., Issue No. 13853, p. 1426].

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who murdered John Browne Lynch, of Cloonkelly, in Tuam, Co. Galway

 

2336.               

May 5, 1847 [D.G., Issue No. 13907, p. 645]

Proclamation for apprehending the murderers of an unknown man supposed to have been murdered on the lands of Clonkeen Gerrard, parish of Killyan, Co. Galway

 

2361.               

July 7, 1847 [D.G., Issue No. 13926, p. 833]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who shot at Mr and Mrs William Hackett of Portumna, Co. Galway

 

2366.               

July 19, 1847 [D.G., Issue No. 13929, p. 854]

Proclamation for apprehending the murderers of Bridget Malley, killed on the townland of Luinnagh East, parish of Kilcoona, Co. Galway

 

2368.               

July 30, 1847 [D.G., Issue No. 13932, p. 877]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who fired into a room in Lord Clonbrock’s house, Co. Galway

 

2372.               

August 9, 1847 [D.G., Issue No. 13936, p. 909]

Proclamation for apprehending the murderers of Anne White, whose body was found in a bog hole at Killimor Daly, townland of Brackloon, Co. Galway

 

2378.               

September 10, 1847 [D.G., Issue No. 13945, p. 985]

Proclamation for apprehending the murderers of Patrick Costello at Castleblakeney, parish of Killesolan, Co. Galway

 

2391.               

October 8, 1847 [D.G., Issue No. 13954, p. 1092]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who attacked the house of Thomas Kelly in the barony of Longford, Co. Galway, and murdered John Horan

 

2437.               

December 21, 1847 [D.G., Issue No. 13987, p. 1470]

Proclamation for apprehending the person who fired at Michael McDonagh at the crossroads near Portridgetown, in the parish of Kilcummin, Co. Galway

 

2531.               

April 24, 1849 [D.G., Issue No. 14173, p. 473]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who murdered May Prendergast at Portumna, Co. Galway

 

2795.               

May 20, 1853 [D.G., Issue No. 14631, p. 449]

Proclamation apprehending John Hurley who murdered Catherine Kenrighan at the demesne of Dunsandle, parish of Lecherig, barony of Loughrea, Co. Galway

 

2860.               

March 7, 1856 [D.G., Issue No. 14928, p. 305]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who murdered Thaddeus Callaghan on the lands of Ballinamona, barony of Leitrim, Co. Galway

 

2869.               

September 18, 1856 [D.G., Issue No. 14984, p. 970]

Proclamation for apprehending the persons who murdered Thaddeus Callaghan on the lands of Ballinamona, barony of Leitrim, Co. Galway