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Andrew Ó hAughegan (Ó Gegan, Gegan), Ribbonmen informant, fl. 1820. Ó hAughegan was a servant of Patrick Cullen, a revenue officer who resided at Coorheen, Loughrea. On a night in late February or early March 1820, Cullen's house was visited by Ribbonmen led by Anthony Daly. Ó hAughegan gave the following account of the incident (''Inft'' means Informant):
Ó hAughegan attended the Ballinfad meeting (which was near Dunsandle) with Burns and ''Several of the Neighbours.'' He saw Daly among ''a great number of persons ... with a Sword in his hand as before and Something white on his hat.'' However, he was cautioned by a friend, John Ó hAughegan, not to go near Daly, as ''some injury was intended to be done to him ... being suspected of having given Information to his master against an Illicit still.'' Ó hAughegan ran away. The following week Ribbonmen visited Cullen's house, demanding Ó hAughegan. Cullen said he had expelled him, though he had in fact hidden him in the hayloft. Departing, the Ribbonmen stated that Ó hAughegan ''should soon know his doom.'' In fear of his life, Ó hAughegan went to James Daly, 1st Baron Dunsandle and Clanconal, who informed the authorities in a letter dated 15 March. On the 19 March, six leading Ribbonmen from between Loughrea and Craughwell were arrested. These men joined some one hundred other insurgents who had been captured following a series of battles between them and the military. Nine were condemned to death (six reprieved), the rest sentenced to flogging, imprisonment or transportation. Anthony Daly was hung on Seefin, between Loughrea and Craughwell. Ó hAughegan's fate is uncertain. James Daly wanted him ''removed from the county'' for his own safety, though there is no indication this took place. Local tradition relates that he was eventually captured by the Ribbonmen and hanged at Cregg Castle, Kilchreest. ==References== * ''The District of Loughrea: Vol. I History 1791-1918'', pp. 95-96,100,104. ISBN 0-9546567-0-9 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Andrew Ó hAughegan」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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