| ID | 4103 |
|---|---|
| Collection | Police and Crime Records |
| Reference | 3/714/1-10 |
| Description | Irish Land League and Irish National League Papers 1878-1888. Example: carton 10 Outrages 1879-1888, printed reports of outrages committed , 1879-1888, arranged by county. County Westmeath Report on the murder of Mrs Smythe at Barbavilla on 2 April 1882 'Shortly before the half year's rent was made payable in November, 1881, Mr B Smythe's tenants held a meeting in the Land League Rooms in Collinstown, where they decided to demand from the landlord a reduction of twenty per cent in their rent-----On 2nd April 1882, Mrs Henry Smythe was shot dead at Barbavilla, County Westmeath when returning from Collinstown church---Lady Harriett Monck, Mr Barlow Smythe and Mrs Henry Smythe attended church that day at Collinstown and when returning in a close carriage together, and within a 150 yards from Barbavilla house, shots were fired into the carriage form a clump of trees (beside the avenue) where the assassins were lying in wait. One of the shots struck Mrs Henry Smythe on the head------Her death was instantaneous'. There are 10 cartons. |
| Access | By prior appointment. |
| Date | 1878-1888 |
| Century | 19th |
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| Note | A specific reference number precedes a description of the document. This is needed to call up each document. |
| Repository Name | National Archives of Ireland |
| Address | 8 Bishop Street Dublin 8 |
| Eircode | D08 DF85 |
| Telephone | (01) 407-2300 |
| Telephone 2 | 1890-25-24-24 |
| Email Address | query@nationalarchives.ie |
| Repository Web Address | https://www.nationalarchives.ie/ |
| latitude | 53.33847 |
| longitude | -6.26860 |