School: Liss, Ballycumber
- Location:
- Grogan and Corroe, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Sarah Howden
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- John and Henry Sheares were both born in the village of Ballycumber. At an early age they were taken by their parent to Dublin to be educated as lawyers. They defended successfully five of the leading United Irishmen about the year 1796. After this they induced the two brothers to join their ranks.
They were very capable men and soon had a large number of men drilled and equipped under their command.
They were great friends of a man named Armstrong who was born in Castletown Ballycumber and was a Captain in the Kings bo[?] yeomen. This man was a spy in the pay of the government.
On his information the Sheares were arrested.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Robert Cahill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Island, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Mr P. Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballycumber, Co. Offaly
