OUTRAGES IN IRELAND.

Westport Times, Volume III, Issue 523, 29 June 1869, Page 3

OUTRAGES IN IRELAND.

Saavcely had Prince Arthur left the borders of Tippcrary when another murder was committed. On Saturday morning, April 17, as some people were driving into Limerick, they discovered in a ditch by the roadside at Phillipstown, near Cappawhite, the body of a respectable farmer w T ith his head beaten in ; his name is not known. He is about 40 years of age, and apparently in good circumstances. There was no evidence of the fact, although it is reported that the murder was agraraian. The Freeman states that Mr H. C. Curry, J.P., of Carry-lodge, county Loitrim, was fired at on Tuesday morning, April 15, when returning home from a friend's house in the county of Cavan, but that he escaped without injury. The cause of the outrage is not known. A double attempt has been made to assassinate The Magillicuddyof the Peeks, in his domain at lvillarney. He was twice fired at from the shrubbery. His clothes were perforated with slugs, but he himself was uninjured. He is but 17 years of age. No agrarian disputes existed to account for the outrage, and no arrests have been made. The MagilHcuddy in his sworn information states that at 11 o'clock on Thursday night, March 25, he heard a noise outside the hall, and proceeded to ascertain the cause. On his arrival thereat, he heard efforts made outside to pick the lock of the door. He at once went up to his room and armed himself with a revolver. On coming down he found the door open, and he at once went in search of the person who sought to break in the door, but had not proceeded many yards when he was fired at twice.

Another agrarian outrage is reported, this time from Clare. The name of the man is one Austin M'Kean, who, with his widowed mother and two other brothers, occupy a farm at Kilshanny under Captain Crow. A portion of this holding is composed of bog, about five acres of which it was sought to hand over to another tenant, and with this view the widow received, notice to quit. Tho notice having expired, the agent over the property, Mr Mahon, who is by no means a harsh man, proceeded to the laud to demand possession. On his way. thither he called at the house of lloran, whose son-in-law, a man i amed Neylan, was anxious to obtain the acres in question, and. took him upon "his car. On arriving at Kilshanny ITorau went to the house of Neylan, j and the agent proceeded to the land occupied by the M'Keans. The widow and her sons came out of the house, aud upon demanding possession he was met by the reply from Austin M'Kean that " the land would not be given up without a life." Mr Mahon thereupon withdrew ; but before doing so cautioned M'Kean against any act of violence. It would seem that after the agent had retired Austin M'Kean proceeded a short distance from liis own house in the direction of Neylan's, and a3 Horan was going to join Mr Mahon he (.M'Kean) confronted him, and demanded why he had " brought a rascal of an agent to to take away his land?" Horan was about to reply, when M'Kean suddenly drew a pistol and presented it at his breast, exclaiming " Take that!" Horan swerved on one side as quickly as possible, when the charge exploded. The ball penetrated his clothes on the right side, struck upon the breastbone, and, taking a circular direction, glanced off. The police started in pursuit of M'Kean and kept him in view until they arrived at Spectaclebridge, near Lisdoonverna, a distance of three miles, where he entered a wood, and succeeded in baffling pursuit.