 | John Curry - Ireland - 1793 - 438 pages
...the rage of hunger, in the following manner. " Some old women," ' fays he, " about the Newry, ufed to make a fire in the fields, and divers little children...cattle in the cold mornings, and coming thither to warm themfelves, were by thefe women furprifed, killed, and eaten ; which was at laft difcovered by a great... | |
 | Dennis Taaffe - Ireland - 1810 - 588 pages
...protection of government, and was favourably received. Forsaken by his nearest kinsmen and followers; little children driving out the cattle in the cold...eaten, which at last was discovered by a great girl break. ing from them by strength of her body, and Capt. Trevor sending out soldiers to know the truth,... | |
 | John Curry - Catholic emancipation - 1810 - 732 pages
...allay the rage of hunger, in the following manner. " Some old women,'" says he, " about the Newry, used to make a fire in the fields, and divers little...cattle in the cold mornings, and coming thither to warm themselves, were by these women surprised, killed, and eaten ; which was at last discovered by a great... | |
 | John Curry - 1810 - 736 pages
...allay tHe rage of hunger, in the following manner. " Some old women,"* says be, " about the Ne\vry, used to make a fire in the fields, and divers little...cattle in the cold mornings, and coming thither to warm themselves, were by these •women surprised, killed, and eaten ; which was at last discovered by a... | |
 | John Christian Curwen - Agricultural laborers - 1818 - 468 pages
...the fields, and divers little children driving out the cattle in cold mornings, and comeing hither to warm them, were by them surprised, killed, and eaten, •which at last was discovered — a great girl breaking from them by strength of body ; and Captain Trevor sending out soldiers to... | |
 | James Stuart - Armagh (Northern Ireland) - 1819 - 692 pages
...Trevor and many honest gentlemen lying in the Newry, can witness, that some old women of those parts used to make a fire in the fields, and divers little...cattle in the cold mornings and coming thither to • Fynes Morygou, vol. 2, p. 282, 283. warm them, were by them surprised, killed and eaten." The children*'... | |
 | James Stuart - Armagh (Northern Ireland) - 1819 - 692 pages
...that some old women of those parts used to make a fire in the fields, and divers little children1, driving out the cattle in the cold mornings and coming thither to • Fynes Morjioii, Vol. 3, p. 282, 883, ' ~f ' warm them, were by them surprised, killed and eatsn.'*... | |
 | Mathew Carey - Ireland - 1823 - 534 pages
...which they were thereby reduced. "¡Some old women about the Newry, used to make a fire in the field«, and divers little children driving out the cattle in the cold mornings, and coming thither to warm themselves, were by these women sururized, killed, and eaten ; which was at last discovered by a great... | |
 | Thomas Keightley - Great Britain - 1839 - 562 pages
...Trevor, and many honest gentlemen lying in the Newry, can witness that some old women of those parts used to make a fire in the fields, and divers little...was discovered by a great girl breaking from them by strength of her body ; and captain Trevor sending out soldiers to know the truth, they found the children's... | |
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Trevor, and many honest gentlemen lying in the Newry, can witness that some old women of those parts used to make a fire in the fields, and divers little children driving out the cattle in the cold mornings, and coming thither to warm them, were by them... 
