Michael Nash

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Dawn Nash Durbin on 27th February 2023

Loughlin Sharpe was dismissed from employment after Michael committed the crime.

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Dianne Jones on 12th August 2022

FOOTNOTE: ACCOUNTS OF THEIR TRIAL AND THE AFTERMATH — NEWSPAPER REPORTS: TRIAL: 17 July, 1849: John Hennessy, Michael Nash, Patt Dempsey, John Crowe, and Michael Colhane, were indicted for taking away gun the 6th of May last at South Cappa, from Loghlan Sharpe. For assaulting L Sharpe, at South Cappa, with intent to endanger life the 6th May last. ... (Limerick Reporter, p3). 19 July, 1849: MURDEROUS ATTACK ON LORD MONTEAGLE’S STEWARD. At the Limerick Assizes, Michael Nash, John Crowe, John Hennessy, Patrick Dempsey, and Michael Culhane, were put to the bar charged with taking arms from Lachlan Sharpe, and also with maliciously assaulting him, so as to endanger his life, and so as to do him grievous bodily harm on the 6th of May last. Three men named Michael Crowe, Michael Carroll and Patrick Walshe, were included in were included in the indictment, but not proceeded against…. A man named Connors, who had been steward to Lord Monteagle, was discharged, and the prosecutor, Lachlan Sharpe, a Scotchman, was appointed in his place. Sharpe introduced some new regulations affecting the management of the land; and had reason to… [indistinct] with several of the persons employed on the land, amongst others, with the prisoner Nash, who was a herdsman [woodsman?] and had liberty to graze two cows, but who used improperly to keep more at his lordship’s expense and Mr. Sharpe told him he should not take more privileges than his lordship allowed him, and for this reason this barbarous attack was concocted, which is a disgrace to the country and to humanity. Mr. Bennett then proceeded through the details of the case. He remarked that, in point of law, they would be warranted in finding a verdict of guilty, even if the approver was uncorroborated; but he would produce such testimony as, if believed, must entirely establish the truth of the approver’s story. An Approver deposed to the facts of the case. Crowe was acquitted—the rest found guilty.” (Morning Herald London, p3) — WITNESS ‘DROWNED’: 22 March, 1850: “David Fitzgerald, a crown witness [approver], at last summer assizes for this county, when John Hennessy, Michael Culhane, Patrick Dempsey, and Michael Nash, were convicted of a violent attack upon Mr. Loughlin Sharpe, steward to Lord Monteagle, so as to endanger life, South Cappa, on the 6th of May, and who were sentenced to transportation for life [incorrect, they were sentenced to 7 years’ transportation] was found drowned in a bog hole, near the Roman Catholic chapel of Stonehall, on Saturday, with the sinews of both arms cut through across the elbow joint, and his throat also desperately lacerated. Dr. Enright, coroner, held an inquest on Sunday, when a verdict of found drowned was returned, in the absence of any evidence to account for the catastrophe.” (Morning Herald London, p2) --00--

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Dawn Nash Durbin on 31st July 2022

Sick call Gibraltar 1851. Hernia.

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Dawn Nash Durbin on 21st May 2020

Michael Nash was born in County Limerick, Ireland circa 1807. He was a woodranger for Lord Monteagle at Mount Trenchard. He married Margaret Walsh 26/2/1843 in Foynes, County Limerick, Ireland. Sponsors: Lawrence Naish and Joanna Hayes. In 1849, Michael Nash paid 3 men, Patrick Dempsey, Michael Culhane and John Hennesey to cause bodily harm to the steward of Lord Monteagle, Loughlin Sharpe. Loughlin Sharpe was paying the poor, on the public works projects, only a schilling a week and pocketing the rest of the money. This angered Michael. The men met at Nolan's Pub in Newbridge and Michael paid them. They then proceeded to the house of Loughlin Sharpe where they cut off his ear and slit his achilles tendon. All four men were sentenced to 7 years transportation. Here are the records of Michael Nash. Michael Nash was convicted of a charge of malicious assault on 7/16/1849. His sentence was 7 years in the penal colony system. He was "transported" from Cohb (Cork), Ireland on the ship RODNEY on 12/20/1851. The Rodney weighed 877 tons and was built in Sunderland in 1850. The ship had 312 convicts on board. The ship's Master was Alex MacLean and the Surgeon was Harvey Morris. He sailed to Gibraltor, Spain, and spent 18 months there and then was transferred to the ship the Saint Vincent and was on the last boat of convicts to Hobart, Tasmania in 1853. The Saint Vincent dropped off 100 convicts in Gibraltor and picked up 102 convicts for the final voyage. The Saint Vincent was rigged as a ship of 633 tons, built in London in 1829. Her master was John Young and Surgeon Thomas Sommerville. CONDUCT RECORD.[comments in these type of Brackets are mine] Michael NASH Tried Limerick 16 July 1849 Arrived [Hobart] 26 May 1853 Roman Catholic can read (a little) 7 years [sentence] Transported for assault and robbery Prison report iss? [hard to read, could be a code for something] conv Gibraltar govd? [don't understand this comment] Stated this offence attacking a house and assault and robbery, a gun was stolen. Married Trade: Laborer, Height: 6ft 1', Age: 48, Complexion: Dark, Head: Round, Hair: Dark Brown, Whiskers: - , Visage: Round, Forehead: High, Eyebrows: Bushy Black, Eyes: Brown, Nose: Large, Mouth & Chin: Medium, Native Place: Limerick Remarks: 31/5/53 RB 10/6/53 R Boutcher Wesby [could be short for Westbury] 20th DV 21st Hosp Tn [this was hard to decipher and is a best guess] 25/8/53 DV 29/9/53 DV 30 H Allison Lgford [Longford} [A couple of faint letters I could not decipher] 12.53 TofL [ticket of leave] CPardon [very faint then a few other letters or numbers un readable] 13/12/53 must len[or similar letters] 18mths for a CP Rcvd [Received] CP 9.1.55 This all that was on the Conduct record so he evidently did nothing wrong, nor was he punished during his time as a convict. Details of any wrong doing or punishment would have been shown on the Conduct Record. INDENT Only information not shown on the Conduct record was he claimed he was innocent, married with 4 children then W[usually means wife] Margt in America S[usually means sister] Bridget in America On the 9 Jan.1853 in the Tasmanian Govt. Gazette, his name was listed among several whose name had been sent to Her Majesty with recommendation for a Pardon. It did not give a reason for the pardon. Michael was assigned to a Mr. Boutcher of Westbury, Tasmania in 1853. Mr. Boutcher was a pioneer of this area. Michael Naish died a rich man in Melbourne, Australia. Burial: December 09, 1894, Melbourne General Cemetery, Melbourne, Australia Cause of Death: Bronchitis, Old age Tombstone reads: In memory of Michael and Margaret Naish and their daughter Bridget.