School: Coolroebeg, Thomastown (roll number 12487)
- Location:
- Coolroebeg, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: Bean Mhic Eochagáin
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0848, Page 325
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- (continued from previous page)grievance was worst, there were for the most would not. When the people could not or would not pay their property was seized. If they resisted the always unjust and often the illegal proceedings of the tithe-proctor, the army and the police were utilised against them. The tithe war was signalised by many bloody conflicts in which many both of the police and peasantry were killed. But the greatest although not the last battle of the tithe war occurred at Carrickshock, County Kilkenny. Edmond Butler was employed as process server by the Rev. Mr Hamilton to serve processes issued out of the Court of Chancery on the parishioners of Knocktopher, who both could not and would not pay this Butler. Apart from his very odious task of serving writs this Butler was most uncivil and insulting fellow, often making free use of very obscene language. One evening as he was passing through Barrettstown, a short distance from Knocktopher, a number of peasants seized him in possession of a number of processes. They never at any time used violence on his person but(continues on next page)
- Collector
- L. Geoghegan
- Gender
- Unknown
- Informant
- Fr Dwyer
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knocktopher, Co. Kilkenny
