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Transportation
Patrick Lennaghan was transported on the Forth, departing 1st Jan 1830 and arriving 26th Apr 1830 with 120 passengers.
118 Prisoners - 3 deaths May 1830. Embarked on board the Fourth at Cove form the Penitentiary in Cork for passage to New South Wales; 120 Female Convicts. 10 Children belonging to 8 Free Women and 19 Children of
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Convict Notes
Patrick Linnane, was indicted for with others feloniously and burglariously entering the house ‘of Michael Dineen, at Keale, with intent to carry away his sister Bridget Dineen, and farce her to marry him and also for tendering an unlawful oath to the said Michael Dineen, Michael Dineen sworn and examined by Sergeant Goold—The door of his house was broken open at night by eight persons, who entered ; they they had guns and pistols ; was taken out of his bed, placed on his knees, and made to swear as to where his sister was ; believes the prisoner had a gun ; his sister was not in the house ; her family had put her out of the house because they were in dread; the girl is since that married to Bryan O’ Donnell ; witness was obliged to swear, while a gun was held over his head with a threat to shoot him; he swore to them she was at a wake at Hounds-court; did not tell them the truth. Court said, the witness did very right ; for a compulsory oath of that nature was not binding either in law or religion on his conscience. Cross-examined by Mr. Glascock—The prisoner is not the man who held the gun ; his sister is since well married ; 'twas said his sister was fond of the prisoner, but witness did not know it, and she said it was not true; it was also said that his sister desired the prisoner come and run away with her, but she denied it. Bridget O' Donnell, alias Dineen, sworn—This witness was in a state of pregnancy ; she was rather a comely young woman, and manifested considerable faintness on the table. so that it was apprehended or she would have fallen.—She merely denied that she bid any of the party come for her to the house; she did not look all towards the dock at the prisoner; Michael Dineen re-examined—There was light in the house; the prisoner was not of those who administered the oath ;to the best of his belief, he was there; is sure of it. Verdict—Guilty. The Court— You are convicted, prisoner, of a capital offence, and only for this girl being absent the night of the attack by you and your associates, it would have been now my duty to pronounce sentence of death upon you. | We are all well aware that this barbarous crime of midnight attack and forcible abduction is unhappily too long prevalent in this part of the country, and that if not effectually suppressed by the law, it will be sure to induce a return of those disgraceful scenes, which were almost peculiar to the population of this district not very long ago. I shall now only record sentence of death against you ; but you must make up your mind that for the remainder of your years, transportation for life will be your inevitable fate. Limerick Chronicle, 12 Aug 1829. Limerick Assizes. Patrick Linnane, for burglary, and administering unlawful oath. Death recorded. No day named. Cork Constitution, 25 Aug 1829. A respite has been received this day for the following persons under sentence of death in the County Gaol— Patrick Linnane, John Madagin, John Nunan, Thomas Kirby, and Richard Wallis. Limerick Chronicle, 22 Aug 1829. The High Sheriff yesterday received an order from Government to prepare the following Convicts in our County Jail, for transmittal to Cork for transportation : John Callaghan, manslaughter, Patrick Linnane, abduction, John Nunan and John Madigan, stabbing a mare, to be severally transported for life ; John Galvin, Michael Molony, Patrick Molony, Denis Coffey, Pat. Jackson, and James Guerin, for seven years each, They were forwarded this morning, under an Officer’s guard of the 62d Regiment. The City Sheriffs received an order yesterday to transmit forthwith the following Convicts, under rule of transportation in our City Jail, viz. :—John Grady, John Walsh, Thomas Mahony, Patrick Reilly, Pat. Ryan, Thomas Hickie, John Ryam; Patrick Hickie, and John M‘Donnell. They were sent off this morning. Limerick Chronicle, 30 Sept 1829.
Irish Convict Database by Peter Mayberry. Patrick Lennaghan, alias Lonergan, age on arrival, 35 per Forth I, (1830), Tried 1829, Limerick, Life for Abduction. Single. DOB, 1795, Native place, Limerick Co. Catholic. Ploughman reaper.