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Transportation
Daniel Denis Mccarthy was transported on the Blenheim, departing 27th Jul 1834 and arriving 14th Nov 1834 with 203 passengers.
Built 1845 at Shields. Wood ship of 808 Tons. Register lists of persons transported on the various sailing is still a work in progress, not all are yet listed.
Blenheim (generic)References
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Convict Notes
LONDON POLICE. Mansion-House. —Monday, a young man named John Conway, of great muscular power, was brought up, charged upon suspicion having been concerned in one of those horrible murders which have disgraced Ireland. The prisoner was apprehended consequence of the offer of reward for the apprehension the perpetrators. Nelly Walsh stated that she was related to Mrs. Walsh, who kept public-house called the Bear, in the lanes, between Cork and Mallow. On Boxing day, the 26th of December last year, she was at her (Mrs. Walsh’s) house, and the windows were suddenly broken. Some time time afterwards Wm. Walsh, the nephew of the landlady, came and knocked at the door. It was then between 7 and 8 o’clock and he asked who broke the windows, but nobody told him who had done the mischief. Wm. Walsh had been at Cork at an election, and had returned at the moment. As he could get no information as to the breakers of the windows, he said his aunt, “Let me have a mare, and I’ll for the Peelers.” The mare was got ready, and he mounted to go for the Peelers. A short time afterwards he was found at a short distance the public-house, with his brains dashed out, one of his ears hanging down down his neck, and a spit thrust through his throat. The murderers got away, but they were known and described, and the authorities had been engaged in the search after them. An inquest had been held upon the body of the murdered man, and a verdict had been returned criminating John Conway and three others. The reward offered was £20. Witness lodged at the house of a woman who was married a man named Scafe and resided at No. 07, Half-moon-street, Bishops-gate. She was sure that the prisoner was one of the men included in the number against whom the coroner’s verdict was found. Mrs. Scafe stated that she was the aunt of the deceased. The last witness had told her of the murder, and that John Conway was one of the murderers, at least that he was suspected of the barbarous murder of young Walsh. It was known that he came off to England to escape. .... Waterford Mail, 18 May 1833. At length the Lord Mayor received a letter from Mr. Miller, Inspector-General of the Constabulary of Munster, enclosing the Coroner’s warrant for the apprehension of John Conway and Denis M‘Carthy, for the murder of Wm. Walsh, and requesting that his Lordship would detain in custody the person called John Conway until a messenger should sent to England to convey him Cork by order of the authorities. ... Southern Reporter, 8 June 1833.
CORK ASSIZES —COUNTY COURT. CHARGE OF MURDER. John Conway, Denis McCarthy, Daniel McCarthy, and Daniel Denis McCarthy were indicted for the murder of William Welsh, and ... Waterford Mail, 24 Aug 1833. Guilty of Manslaughter against John Conway, Denis M'Carthy, Darnel Denis McCarthy, and Owen McCarthy. His Lordship then addressed them—John Conway, Denis McCarthy, and Daniel Denis McCarthy, the Jury have acquitted you three of murder they have found you guilty of in feloniously taking away the life of Wm. Welsh and they have found John Conway also guilty of manslaughter in taking away the life of P. M‘Namara. It appears that after you had caused the death one man -after enough, one would suppose, had been accomplished to satisfy your vengeance, you lay in wait for Wm. Welsh, and attacked him unarmed, on horse back, and unprepared to encounter you, Conway levelling him to the ground, and as he lay there, Daniel Denis McCarthy cleaving in two his skull with a spade, and Denis M‘Carthy striking a pitch fork into his cheek. The unfortunate man received such treatment that in the course of less than four hours life departed from him. The Jury have dealt most mercifully by you, considering it a manslaughter, in which you yielded your heated passions. I am glad, sincerely so, they have excused you from the crime of foul murder, but they have found you guilty of a crime so closely treading on it, that the severest punishment which the law can visit the crime of manslaughter roost be imposed. Conway, having been engaged both of those unfortunate homicides, must he prepared to leave this country for life ; Daniel Dennis McCarthy and Dennis M‘Carthy for seven years; and Owen M‘Carthy to be imprisoned for six months and kept to hard labour. Cork Constitution, 20 August 1833.
Irish Convict Database, by Peter Mayberry. Daniel Denis McCarthy, age on arrival, 20, per Blenheim I (1) 1834. Tried 1833, at Cork Co, 7 years, for Manslaughter. DOB, 1814, native place, Cork Co. Single, father Denis arrived per same ship. Catholic. Trade, Servant farm.