Memorial of Bridget Kiernan, Longford, seeking permission to join her husband, who is to be transported to New South Wales

Memorial of Bridget Kiernan, Longford, to Henry William Paget, Lord Lieutenant, seeking permission to join her husband, William Kiernan, who is to be transported to New South Wales, [Australia] for taking up arms. Noting that she has testified against Thomas McLaughlin, who was one of the gang who set fire to her house in Abbeyshrule and adding that she is now residing in Longford Gaol for her own protection. Also letter from D O’Donoghue, Ballymahon, [County Longford], to William Gregory, Under Secretary, confirming the facts of Kiernan’s memorial and recommending that she accompany her husband as she is liable to be murdered in Longford. 2 items; 4pp