RELEASE OF MRS MEAGHER, BALLINGARRY

("The Clonmel Nationalist" 9th, May 1891)

On last Sunday Mrs Meagher was released from Waterford Jail, after spending a term of three weeks for the great crime of being found walking or standing on the lands from which she and her husband were unjustly evicted by their landlord, Michael Morris, JP., coal merchant, Fiddown. (Morris’s of Fiddown are buried in Lismolin Graveyard on the left, inside the entrance gate).

At the time of her arrest, she was taken from the bedside of her husband, who was lying seriously ill. She was now met at Grangemockler by contingents from Ballingarry, Mullinahone, Drangan, and the surrounding districts. The procession which was of magnificent proportions, was headed by the Mullinahone and Ballingarry bands; and the Mullinahone banner was borne aloft, bearing the motto- “Union is strength” and on the reverse side-” Mullinahone never wanting in a good cause”. Besides those taking part in the procession, which extended over half a mile, the roads were lined with sympathising crowds along the route to Ballingarry, where Mrs Meagher was again placed in her old home. The following were amongst those present:-

Ballingarry- J. Dunne, P McCormack, D. Kealy, J. Meagher, J. Leahy, N. Connors, P. Kickham, D. Croke, D. Byrne, J. Sparrow, D. Breen, J. Prout, S. Corcoran, M. Corcoran, M. Maher, E. Ryan, J. Cahill, J. Meagher, R. Croke, P. Finnane, E. Grace, J. Condon, J, Coady, A. Walshe, T. Croke, H. Brien.

Mullinahone;- M. Vaughan, J. Byrne, M.J. Greene, E. Crotty, A. Slattery, J. Cavanagh, J. Norton, J. Delahunty, J. St.John, S. Connors, M. Connors, M. Croke, T.P. Kickham, N. Kickham, M. Shea, T. Moloney, T. Redmond, J. Fox, P. Brett, J. Hickey, D. Dunphy, M. Mockler, E. Cuddihy, M. Cuddihy, J. Brien, E. Tobin, J. Tobin, W. Freeney, M. Freeney, S. Brien, E. McGlen, P. Tobin, W. Bolger, P. Hackett, J. Doherty, T. Corcoran, D. Brien, J. Croke, M. Neil, Nicholas Coady, J. White, J. Ryan, James Kelly, M. Hawe, M. Keeffe, Attinoe, E. Egan, P. Hanrahan.

Drangan ;- M. Cusack, T. Cahill, E. Croke, J. Vaughan, T. Brophy, M. Russell, J. Phelan, H. Meagher, M. Slattery, J. Drew, E. Brien, E. Connell, E. Cunny, T.P. Kickham.