AN Abstract of some few of those Barbarous cruell Massacres and Murthers of the Protestants, and English in some parts of IRELAND. Read in the Parliament 19 May 1652.
In the County of KILKENNY.
ABout the twentyeth day of December One thousand six hundred forty two, the Protestants were stripped naked at Kilkenny, and wheras some of those stripped people with ropes of straw covered some part of their nakednesse, the Rebels set the straw on fire, thereby burning and grievously scorching them: six Souldiers and two boyes having quarter given them, were neverthelesse hanged at Kilkenny.
A young Girle stripped about Easter one thousand [Page 4] six hundred forty two in the City of Kilkenny by a Butcher: her belly ripped up that her intrails fell out; where the Mayor (upon complaint of the mother) bad, away with her, and dispatch her, whereupon the Mother received seventeen or eighteen wounds, and her other childe was also extremely wounded, and all forced out of the City by men, women and boyes throwing stones and dirt at them; So as the two children died in a ditch. The Aldermen of Kilkenny petitioned their Councel, That Philip Purcel Esquire might be punished for relieving of Protestants.
A woman and two children in the City of Kilkenny was by the Inhabitants hunted, baited, torne with Dogs, stabbed with skeenes, one of her childrens guts being pulled out.
At Kilkenny seven English men hanged, and one Irish-man because he was taken in their company.
Twelve murthered at Graige one of them (being a woman great with childe) had her belly ripped up, the childe falling out alive, and a childe of a yeare and halfe old hanged, another of them named Robert Pine (being twice hanged up) was cast into his grave, where he sate up saying, Christ receive my soule, and so was buried quick.
And old man hanged, afterwards dragged up and downe till his bowels fell out.
Christopher Morley, and two English-boyes of Castle Comer hanged; one other English-boy (eight or nine yeares old) had his head cleft, and before he was dead hanged on his fathers Tenter-hooks.
About threescore men, women and children murthered at the Graige, many of them buried alive.
County of Caterlough.
RIchard Lake hanged at Leiglinbridge, sixteene more hanged neare that place, two more murthered [Page 5] near Caterlagh, two women hung up by the hair of their heads al night, the next day (being found still alive) they were murthered.
At or neare Leighlin bridge, three men with their Wives, and Children murthered. A woman newly delivered of two children, the one of them had his brains beaten out against the stons, and after thrown into the River Barrow. One woman and her daughter murthered. About forty English murthered therabout. Almost all the English about Gowran, and Wels hanged and murthered.
County of Kildare.
RAlph Heyward (having turned to Masse) was murthered, his wife and two children hanged, the one at her neck, the other at her girdle, a Dog, and a Cat hanged with them.
Robert Woods shot to death.
Iohn Morley and his wife and five children, and one Iohn Pliny (after they were turned to Masse) murthered.
County of Dublin.
ABout 28. Decem. 1641. The wife of Ioseph Smithson Minister, was carryed from Deane Grange near Dublin, to Stillorgan from thence to Powers court, and there she, and her Servant hanged.
At Balcothery, William Rimmer (a Packet Poast) and Mr. Pardoe a Minister murthered, Mr. Pardoe being after cast upon a Dunghill had his head eaten with Swine.
A foule murther committed on Derrick Hubbert of Holme-Patrick, in the County of Dublin, Esq the second of Decemb. anno Dom. 1641.
County of Meath.
NEare Navan, the son of James Wignall murthered about the last of November, 1641.
Mis. Heiglin, her daughter, and two children murthered by two men hired thereunto, for two barrels of Wheat.
Four more hanged, and murthered, at the Navan.
Kings County.
Mis. Jane Addis of Kilcoursie (after their going to Mass) murthered at her house in Fopes-country, having a child not a quarter old, the mutherers putting the dead mothers breast into the childes mouth, bad it suck English Bastard, and so left it.
Arthur Scot murthered at Listoony having twenty wounds given him, Another English-man hanged at the same place.
Henry Bigland, and eleven more hanged and murthered about Knocknemeis.
A woman (aged 80 years) stripped naked in frost and snow by two daughters of Rory Coghlan of Fercalward, before whose doore she dyed.
John Lorcan murthered and chopt to peices.
Twenty two Widowes, and several others stripped naked, and covering themselves in a house with straw the Rebels lighted straw, and strew amongst them to burne them, and they had been burned, had they not been rescued by others, who turned them out naked in frost and snow, so as many dyed; the children dying in their mothers armes.
Queens County.
JOhn Nicholson and his Wife murthered by Florence Fitz Patrick and his servants. Mis. Fitz Patrick blaming [Page 7] the Murtherers because they brought not Mis. Nicholsons fat or grease wherewith she might have made candles.
Tho. Keyes Esq a Iustice of the Peace of the said County (66 years old) and Tho. Dubleday both hanged neare Burrowes Castle, and Dubleday shot as he was hanging; both being first stripped naked, and gored, and pricked in severall parts of their bodies.
Amy Manphins Husband murthered, and she compelled to stand in his blood; and she being stripped naked, was drawne by the haire through Thornes, and after sent away.
An English Girle halfe hanged and buryed quick.
Six English hanged up by Florence Fitz Patrick (after quarter promised) about 23. Ianuary, 1641.
Near Kilfeckell in the Queens County an Englishman with his Wife and four or five children hanged by coumnand of Sir Morgan Cavenagh, and Mr. Robert Harpole, all afterwards cast into one hole, and buryed quick.
County of Wicklow.
AT Knockrath-Park, Edward Snape, and two others hanged about 20 Novemb. 1641.
Iohn the son of William Leeson stript, and hanged at Baligarny, about 25. Novemb. 1641:
A young child (a yeer and a quarter old) taken from the mothers back, thrown down and trod upon that it dyed; the mother and three other children stripped naked so as the said three children dyed.
County West Meath
IN Kilbeggan, a Boy, and a woman hanged; one of them having a sucking child desired it might be buryed with her, knowing it would suffer afterwards, but it was cast out and starved to death,
William Sibthorpe (Parish Clerke of Mullingar) hanged.
Edmond Dalton, and Mr. Mooreheads son murthered.
County of Galway.
MR. Adam Nowell and six more hanged, and murthered by the Lord of Clanmorris.
Hugh Langridge murthered near Loughreagh, having received 16 wounds, and his son having nine wounds, and left for dead, yet recovered.
Mr. Corbet an old Minister, had his head cut off by two young Cow-heards near Loughreagh.
The son of an English-man murthered; a child so beaten that it died within three dayes.
Threescore and five Protestants (some say eighty, some ninety) many of them Ministers (and amongst them the Bishop of Killalagh) for the most part all murthered at the Bridge of Shreele very few escaping.
County of Longford.
MAny-ornelly murthered in Longford, after quarter promised.
William Steele and four others hanged at a Wind-Mill which is near unto Rackleen.
The wife of Henry Mead hanged, the said Henry himselfe, being placed in a ring amongst the Rebells each stabbing of him, as he was forced to flee from side, to side; and so continued untill his Shoulder, and Breast were cut in two, with a Bill-hook.
George Foster with his Wife. and Child, and the Wife of John Bizell murthered at Ballinecor. One other drowned, Some children there buryed alive.
County of Roscomon
SIxteen English hanged at Ballileague.
Nine murthered at Ballinefad, whereof foure were children, and one woman great with childe, through whose belly the Rebels thrust their Pikes as she was hanging, because the childe should not live.
William Steward had Collops cut off him being alive, fire-coals put into his mouth, his belly ript up, and his intrails wrapt about his necke, and wrists of his armes.
County of Sleigo.
THirty eight Protestants put into the Gaole of Sleigo, all, except two or three murthered there the same night, by divers breaking in upon them at midnight.
A Frier, with some Souldiers, undertaking to conduct Mr. Tho Walker, a Minister, his man, and two Gentlewomen from Roserk to Abby Boyle, the Frier riding away, they fell into an ambush laid for them, where Mr. Walker being on his knees at prayers they cleft his scull to the mouth, killed his man, and stript the women naked, one of the women being afterwards murthered at Ballemoat.
Thirty five men, women, and children murthered neare Ballesekerry.
Foure murthered in the streets of Sleigo, and Isabel Beard, great with childe, pursued by one of the Friers men into the River where he murthered her, the very childes feet appearing through one of the wounds be gave her.
Mr. William Ollifant Clerke stript, and halfe hanged, and after dragged with a rope about his necke at a horses heels up and downe, because he would not turne Papist. Another Minister the same time murthered.
[Page 10] At Ardneglasse & Skreene about thirty Protestants, men, women and children murthered.
Ten men, women, and children buried alive near Titemple, alias Temple-house.
County of May.
ABout seven and twenty persons, besides children drowned in the Bay or harbour neare Killalagh by the instigation of the Friers.
Thirty or forty English (formerly turned Papists) driven, and forced into the Sea neare Lillalagh and drowned.
A young boy killed by one that had been his School-master, a man wouuded, and buried alive, a Minister murthered after he had gone to Masse, another hanged near Ballehen.
At the Moine fifty nine Protestants stripped naked, and after barbarously murthered.
William Gibs, and his wife (both very old) murthered at the Moine.
One hundred and twenty men, women and children stript naked, and after murthered at Bellick.
About the 20. of November 1641. George Buchanon having received many wounds, was after buried alive.
About August 1643. the wife of John Gardiner of the Barrony of Carragh, having leave, and two Irishmen for visiting her children at Belleck, was by the said Convoy on the way cruelly murthered.
County of Tipperary.
FIfteen men and women Protestants were murthered at the City of Cashel, and near Cashel were three or four children murthered by a Convoy.
Twenty foure English at the Silver-mines, after they had revolted to Masse, murthered.
County of Leitrim.
MR. William Lifton and Mr. Thomas Fullerton Clerkes kept two dayes without meat or drink then murthered near Mannor Hamilton.
An English childe taken by the heels, and its braines dashed out against a blocke of Timber.
County of Clare.
CHristopher Hepdich, and sixteen more English Protestants murthered at, or neare the Castle of Inchicrony.
County of Tirone.
RObert Bickerdick and his wife drowned in the Blacke-water, James Carlile and his wife also murthered.
Thomas Carlile put to death, and so were about fourscore and seventeen more.
Mr. John Mother, and Mr. Blithe, both Clerks, murthered in, or neare Dungannon, although Mr. Blithe had Sir Phelim Oneals protection▪ and threescore families of the Towne of Dungannon murthered.
About three hundred murthered in the way to Colraine, by direction of Sir Phelim Oneale and Turlogh his brother.
In and about Dungannon were murthered three hundred and sixteen, between Charlemount and Dungannon above foure hundred murthered.
Drowned at the River of Benbarke, and the Blackwater two hundred and six.
Thirteen murthered in one morning by Patricke, Mr. Crew of Dungannon and two young Revels did murther one hundred and forty women and children, the wife of Brian Kelly of Loughgal murthered five and forty with her owne hands.
At a Mul-pond in the Parish of Killamon, were drowned in one day three hundred.
Eighteen Scottish Infants hanged on Clothiers Tenterhooks, and one young fat Scotchman murthered, and candles made of his grease. Another Scotchmans belly ript up, the end of his small guts tied to a tree, then he drawne about till his guts were pulled out, that they might try (said they) whether a Dogs or a Scotchmans guts were longest.
County of Ardmagh.
PRotestants in multitudes forced over the Bridge of Portadowne, whereby at several times there were drowned in the River Ban above one Thousand.
Great numbers of Protestants drowned at Corbridge and Kinnard.
Mr. Fullerton Clerke, Mr. Awberry, Mr. Gladwich, murthered in the way towards Portadowne.
Many others murthered, five murthered soone after the beginning of the Rebellion; one hundred and forty, or one hundred and sixty drowned at Portadowne, fifty murthered at Blackwater Church, twenty drowned near the water of Callon, and severall others murthered.
Mr. William Blundel drawne by the necke in a rope up and downe Blackwater to confesse money, and three weeks after, he, with his wife, and seven children drowned; forty four at several times murthered. A wife compelled to hang her owne husband, with severall other notorious murthers.
At Scaruah bridge, an hundred (some say an hundred and twenty) drowned more, eighty more, sixty more, fifty more, sixty—twenty; seven men murthered.
Twelve murthered, whereof Mr. Robinson the Minister, and his wife and three children were part.
Many Protestants put into a thatcht house, and there burnt alive.
The Lord Caulfield murthered.
Many burned in the Church of Blackwater. The wife of Arnold Taylor (great with childe) had her belly ript up, then drowned.
Thomas Mason buried alive. Seventeen men, women, and children cast into a Bog-pit, many more murthered.
One thousand five hundred in three Parishes murthered; twenty seven more murthered. Mr. Cambel drowned.
Three hundred Protestants stripped naked, and put into the Church of Loghall, whereof about an hundred murthered within the Church, amongst whom John Greg was quartered alive, his quarters throwne into the face of Richard Greg his father; the said Richard was after there murthered, having received seventeen or eighteen wounds, after cut into quarters in his wives presence; such as were not murthered, were turned out a begging amongst the Irish naked, and into the cold; most of which were killed by Irish Cripples, their Truls, and children.
One hundred and fourscore drowned at twice, at the bridge of Callon. One hundred (some say two hundred) more drowned in a Lough neare Baltinakilmorrogh within two miles of Loughal.
Mr. Gabriel Constable, and his mother (righty years old) murthered.
To the number of five hundred forty eight families murthered in the Parish of Killaman.
Three men had their braines knockt out with a hatchet within the Church of Benbarb; eight women drowned in a River under the same Church. Christopher Glover murthered.
By speciall Command from Sir Philem Oneile, Master James Maxwel Lieutenant, was dragged out of his bed, raving in the height of a burning Feaver) driven two nules, & murthered, his wife, great with child stript [Page 14] stark naked and drowned in the black water, the child halfe borne.
Mr. Starkey (above 100 yeares old) and his two daughters stripped starke naked; the daughters inforced to support, and lead their father, (he not being able to goe of himselfe) and having gone three quarters of a mile, were all three drowned in a Turff-pit.
County of Donegall.
VVIlliam Mac Kenny, and his mother in law, and his Wife (great with child) murthered, his said Wife having her belly ripped up, and the child cut out of the womb.
Robert Akin clerke, and thirteen more murthered at Castledoe.
Threescore persons that came in boates from Killalagh murthered by the Mac Swines, and the O Boiles.
County of Downe.
FOurscore forced to goe on the Ice, at Lough Kearne till they broke the Ice and were drowned.
Divers murthered at Castle Island and Down.
Mr. Tudge the Minister of the Newry, Leiut, Trevor, and his wife, and 24 more (some account 50) murthered, and cut in peeces at the passe of Ballonery.
A Scotch-man, an English-man, and a Welch-man, imprisoned in the Stocks at Newcastle, where they lay without breeches upon raw hides, that their joynts rotted; insomuch, that when two of them were afterward hanged, one of their feet fell off by the ancle.
County of Cavan.
MAny Protestants forced over the bridge of Belturbet and there drowned.
Adam Baily, and severall others murthered at Kilkelly.
William Rocket drowned near Belturbet.
Severall Scottish families destroyed, two of the Hovies, [Page 15] and Abraham Jones murthered severall murthers committed at Butlers Bridge.
A destracted English man run through with a Pike. he laughing the while.
County of Monaghan.
MAny Protestants hanged at Carick Magrosse. Sixteene Protestants at once hanged at Clowns. Several others there also hanged, and sixteen women and children drowned in a Turf-pit.
Richard Blany Esq hanged.
Seven murthered in the Fewes, Ensign Lloyd and others murthered and one buryed quick.
John Hughes, and 24 more murthered,
At Tully threescore murthered after quarter given. Eighteen murthered
Seventeene men, women, and children drowned at Ballerosse. Many murthered and four drowned.
Cornet Clenton and his Grand-child drowned, and many others murthered.
About thirty murthered in Farney, two of them so aged they went upon staves, and another had at least forty wounds.
One Mac Maghon, Capt. of Monaghan sported himself by thrusting a woodden broach into the Fundament of an English man, or Scotch-man, then driving him about the Roome, with a joynt stoole, being much affected at the miserable gestures of the poore party so tormented. The said Mac Maghan and his Confederates at a Feast▪ after dinner had an English man bound before them, and at each health every one gave him a wound, after which they cast him upon a dunghill where languishing he dyed.
County of Fermanagh.
ARthur Campin, and sixteene more with him murthered. At another time 24 murthered. At another time two murthered.
One killed, and fourteen hanged.
Seven hanged at one time, and divers others put to death.
Fourscore men, women, and children, burned and killed in Lisgoole.
At Moneagh Castle eight murthered. At Tullough Castle, fourscore murthered, near Cordiller three hanged, One more hanged.
Fourteen Protestants hanged.
Forty Protestants in the Parish of New-Town murthered.
Eighteen murthered.
Thirty murthered in the Parish of Clankelly.
Twelve murthered in New Towne.
William Ogden murthered.
Sixty, (another sayes a hundred) murthered at Tully, after quarter given, or promised them.
Fifteen hanged at Lothers-towne. Two murthered at Kinnally.