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Denis Lyra was transported on the Eliza, departing 19th Jul 1827 and arriving 8th Nov 1827 with 194 passengers.
The Eliza was a 511-ton (later 538 ton) merchant ship built in British India in 1806. She made five voyages transporting convicts from England and Ireland to Australia.
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BURGLARY CAPITAL CONVICTION. Denis Lirach, Wm. Driscoll, and James Cremen were severally indicted for burglary in the house of Denis Donovan, at Ballyallic, on the March. Jeremiah Donovan, (son of the prosecutor ) examined. Was disturbed on the night the 12th March,by noise outside the house; the street-door was broken open, and four men entered ; here the witness identified the prisoners Lirach and Cremen, having entered the house, but could not identity the other; one them had bit of a candle, when they all proceeded to rob the house; witness got out bed, and with the assistance of his father, after some resistance, succeeded in putting them out, but not before they had beaten him in a most savage manner; one of them had bayonet attached to a pole,which he presented to witness, and made a thrust at him, but fortunately it did not take effect; they carried off with them some clothes that were in the house; witness called up some of the neighbours, and they commenced pursuit; the four men continued together for some time, but at length they parted ; two of them towards the north, the others in opposite direction; witness caught Creraen, who had the clothes that were taken out of the house on his back. Daniel Connolly deposed, that he was called by the last witness, and went in pursuit of the prisoners ; he succeeded overtaking Lirach whom he detained in his company until the arrival of the Police. George Cole, a policeman, was called upon to pursuit of the prisoners, on the night of the robbery, and found in custody the last witness. His Lordship then charged the Jury, observing that there was no testimony to convict the prisoner Driscoll, and after recapitulating the evidence, left the case to their consideration, who, after deliberating for a few minutes, returned a verdict of Guilty, against the prisoners Lirach and Cremen, but acquitted the other. His Lordship then, after having feelingly addressed the prisoners, passed sentence of death upon them in the usual form, ordering them for execution on Saturday, the 28th of this month. After the conclusion this trial, his Lordship observed on the cool intrepidity manifested by the first witness, who is intelligent young man Southern Reporter, 12 April 1827. Respite. —His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant has been graciously pleased to respite Denis Lyons and James Cummane, who were convicted the late County Assizes for Burglary and Robbery, and sentenced for execution on Saturday Southern Reporter, 26 April 1827.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Denis Lyra, age on arrival, 40, per Eliza II, 1827. Tried Cork, 1827, Life for House breaking. DOB, 1787. Native place, Cork Co. Catholic. Married, 6 children. Farm man.