Donegal Assizes, Lifford, County Donegal, Ireland March 1829

Extracted from the STRABANE MORNING POST

Transcribed, Compiled and Submitted by
Len Swindley, Melbourne, Australia
len_swindley[at]hotmail.com

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Tuesday, March 31 1829

DONEGAL ASSIZES HELD AT LIFFORD

The following prisoners were put to their trials:

Surname	Given Name	Details
Flannigan	Peter	Indicted for stealing wearing apparel - Guilty. To be transported seven years
Tinny	John	Indicted for stealing a quantity of oats, which had been under seizure for rent - Not Guilty
McDaid	Michael	Charged with stealing from Charles Murray, a pocket-book, containing £5, - Not Guilty
Mclaughlin	Charles	For uttering forged notes of the Bank of Ireland, amounting to £3 - Guilty. To be transported 14 years
Flynn Doyle Kennedy McDermott O’Brien Ferry Ferry	James John James John Hugh Bernard Collum	Charged with using seditious expressions, and drinking certain toasts against the King and Government - No prosecution
Murphy Rogan	Daniel P.	For uttering and passing to Isabella Finlay, a forged Bank of Ireland Note - Not Guilty
Gallaugher	Charles	Charged with aiding and assisting in an assault on Owen McCafferty. - To give security to appear next assizes
Cuff (alias Jackson)	Margaret	Indicted for stealing a quantity of cotton cloth, the property of John McGuire, value 4 shillings. To be imprisoned one year, and kept to hard labour
Haraughy	Matty	Charged with robbing the bleach green of John Johnston, Esq. of a piece of linen cloth - Guilty. To be imprisoned three months, and kept to hard labour
McDaid	John	Indicted for burglariously breaking the windows of William Sproull knocking him down with a stone, and stealing his signboard, to be imprisoned one month
McDaid	Pat	For aiding, abetting, and assisting John McBaid, in committing a rape on Margaret McMonigle. - To give security for his appearance at next Assizes
Doherty	James	Indicted for stealing a horse, the property of Daniel Bouvaird. Not Guilty
McGraw	Marcus	For feloniously carrying away from the house of James Callaghan, a new coat and breeches. To give security to appear at Sessions
Caulfield	Denis	Indicted for feloniously breaking open and robbing the shop of James Connor, of Ballybofey, on the morning of the 10th of March, and taking therefrom one pound note and twenty shillings of silver - Not Guilty
Moore	Ann	Indicted for stealing a quantity of wearing apparel, the property of Mary King, value 10shillings and upwards - Guilty. To be transported seven years
Gallaugher	Margaret	Indicted for stealing two geese, the property of James Patterson - Not Guilty
McGowan	Brian	For receiving stolen goods - to appear at next Assizes
Harkin Harkin	Catharine Patrick	For stealing wearing apparel - Not Guilty
Gallaugher Flagherty	Catharine Bridget	Charged with stealing a cow - Not Guilty
Gallaugher	James	Indicted for stealing timber - To be imprisoned three months, and kept to hard labour

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