Murder of Walter Burke & Timothy Neill

Hi Faye,

Thank you very much for your message.

Have you tried looking in newspaper archives to see if you can find any articles relating to the murders?

The National Library of Ireland have a large newspaper archives here is their website:

http://www.nli.ie/en/newspapers-publishing-in-ireland.aspx

You could also contact the county libraries to see what they have available:

Limerick

http://www.lcc.ie/Library/Local_Studies/Local_Studies_Collection/Newspapers.htm

http://www.lcc.ie/Contact_Us/

Tipperary

http://www.tipperarylibraries.ie/index.php/services/tipperary-studies/newspapers/

http://www.tipperarylibraries.ie/index.php/about-us/contact-us/

The website http://igp-web.com/tipperary/ have some newapapers available online

Also, you could check http://www.irishnewsarchive.com/

Kind regards,

Genealogy Support

Hi Emma

Thanks for the information and links to newspapers and libraries. I will try to see if any of them can help. I have just ordered a book by Frances Ann Corcoran another descendant of the family called "From Clonouty to Boorowa". I am hoping that it will also shed some more light on the family.

Faye

Hi Faye

Do you know what townland Walter Bourke was from? who were his parents? Was he from Upperchurch Co Tipperary? I have several Bourkes from Co Tipperary that I am currently researching.

Thanks

Dave Brown

Hi Faye

Do you know what townland Walter Bourke was from? who were his parents? Was he from Upperchurch Co Tipperary? I have several Bourkes from Co Tipperary that I am currently researching.

Thanks

Dave Brown

Hi Dave

I'm afraid I do not have any information about Walter Burke except that he was a Keeper for Thomas Cleary in 1829. He and another Keeper, Timothy Neal were left at Cleary's property to watch the Murphy family (my descendants) on 12th April 1829. My descendants were found guilty of their murders and were sentenced to death. My great x4 grandparents and their sone James Murphy were executed but the daughters, Mary and Honora were respited and transported to Australia. Mary was my 3xgreat grandmother. I know that the murders took place in Ballyanhinch but that's all I know about the men who were murdered.

Faye

Ballynahinch, Ballinahinch is in South Co Tipperary,

Between Cashel & Dundrum Vilage's

You will find Ballinahinch on Google Maps & Street view.

Regards

John.