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Foreign News
July 11, 1795
The Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
In Leitrim, Ireland, a revenue officer named Burke and police seized an illicit still, leading to him shooting a man, inciting a mob to burn the house, kill 11 policemen and Burke, and murder a magistrate in Drumfna.
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DUBLIN, April 27.
An express arrived in town on Saturday morning, from the county of Leitrim, with intelligence, that a revenue officer, accompanied by a magistrate and 11 police men, went out from Drumfna on Thursday last to seize and carry away a still in that vicinity. After making the seizure, the officer, whose name was Burke, ordered the police men to destroy some pot-ale, which, while they were doing, he was importuned by a person who dreaded the consequences, to retire as fast as he could. Instead of attending to this counsel, he rashly drew a pistol and shot the man. The mob, then exasperated, set fire to the house where the police men were destroying the pot-ale, and killed them as they rushed out. Burke ran off, but was pursued and overtaken in a bog, where he threw himself on his knees, and entreated time to say the Lord's prayer, which was granted to him by his pursuers, who immediately afterwards put him to death. The mob then went to Drumfna, where they surrounded a house in which a magistrate, who was a Tythe Farmer, lodged, whom they also murdered.
An express arrived in town on Saturday morning, from the county of Leitrim, with intelligence, that a revenue officer, accompanied by a magistrate and 11 police men, went out from Drumfna on Thursday last to seize and carry away a still in that vicinity. After making the seizure, the officer, whose name was Burke, ordered the police men to destroy some pot-ale, which, while they were doing, he was importuned by a person who dreaded the consequences, to retire as fast as he could. Instead of attending to this counsel, he rashly drew a pistol and shot the man. The mob, then exasperated, set fire to the house where the police men were destroying the pot-ale, and killed them as they rushed out. Burke ran off, but was pursued and overtaken in a bog, where he threw himself on his knees, and entreated time to say the Lord's prayer, which was granted to him by his pursuers, who immediately afterwards put him to death. The mob then went to Drumfna, where they surrounded a house in which a magistrate, who was a Tythe Farmer, lodged, whom they also murdered.
What sub-type of article is it?
Rebellion Or Revolt
What keywords are associated?
Leitrim Mob
Revenue Seizure
Police Killed
Magistrate Murdered
Illicit Still
What entities or persons were involved?
Burke
Tythe Farmer
Where did it happen?
County Of Leitrim
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
County Of Leitrim
Event Date
Thursday Last
Key Persons
Burke
Tythe Farmer
Outcome
11 policemen killed, burke killed, one man shot, magistrate murdered
Event Details
Revenue officer Burke and police seized a still near Drumfna, destroyed pot-ale; Burke shot a warning man, mob set fire to house, killed policemen as they fled, pursued and killed Burke after he prayed, then murdered a magistrate in Drumfna.