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The Wikipedia article Irish Rebellion of 1641 provides a fair-minded explanation of the relevant issues. [I intend to summarise this at some time and extract the points that are particularly relevant to the Cree surname, e.g.
See also the Cromwellian Conquest of Ireland:
Need also to revisit the Hstory of Clare with its specific references to Creagh families. The following Deposition of William Allin is from the 1641 Depositons of the library of Trinity College, Dublin:
William Allin late of Newmarkett in the Barronie of doohallo [Duhallow] within
the Com [County] of Corke, yeoman, a Brittish protestant, duly sworne & examined
before us by vertue of &c. depose{th} & saith that on or about
shrovetide the last past he lost, was robbed & forcably dispoiled of
his goods & chattles to the severall values following vizt. worth
211 li [pounds]. And that Of cowes & horses to the value of one hundred & forty pounds. Of
houshould stuffe to the value of tenn pouns, of haye & Corn to
the value of thirty pounds, of debts amounting to the summe of six
pounds six shilling. This deponent san [?since] which ere this rebellion were
accounted good debts but now becom desperate by reason the debtors
are impoverished such as Henry Newland, Hugh Cooke. Therfore this
deponent cannot gett satisfaction from anie of them. This deponent
saith that by meanes of this present rebellion hee is dispossessed of
his lease of the lands of Tenforth wherin hee had a tearme of 16
yeares to come, being worth to this deponent above the landlord's rent
nyne pounds per annum wherin he conceaves himselfe damnified to value
of five & twenty pounds. The totall of his said losses in goods &
Chattles amounts to the sume of amounts to Two hundred & eleven
pounds. About midsumer last one Robert Cree of Newmarkett in the
said County [of Cork], butcher, James Stackaboll of the same, sawyer, were
murthered by some of the rebells. Their names he knoweth not. We also have the Deposition of Thomas and Ann Humfrey from the same collection:
Thomas Humfrey of Kilbeggan in the Countie of Westmeath, tanner, and
Ann Humfry, sworne and examjned saye that since the begining of the
presente Rebellion in this Kingdome Hee this deponent hath beene and
is deprived, robbed or otherwise dispoyled of his meanes goodes and
Chattells hereafter mentioned, vizt. fowresco{re} & tenn tannd
hydes worth xlv li. [45 pounds], beasts and Cattle worth xxiiij li. [24 pounds], horses & Mares
worth vj li. [6 pounds], sheepe worth xxv s. [25 shillings], 20 goates fiftie shillinges, Corne &
hay in the stacks worth vj li.[6 pounds]. Howsholdstuff, provition and apparell
worth x li. [10 pounds] And the Rebells in that County burned his howses and
spoyled his tanpittes & dispoyled him of his farme or liveing & of
corne thereon being worth x li. [10 pounds] more; And this deponent hath lost, or
feareth hee shall loose by meanes of the Rebellion, in debts owi[ng] duly
owing unto him the some of fforty Powndes by persons Robbed by the
Rebells & soe disabled to give satisfaction Soe as his whole Losse by
reason of the Rebellion amounteth to One hundreth forty
fowre pownds xv s. ster[ling] <144-15s.-00> And sayth that the parties Rebells that soe
deprived robbed and dispoyled him and that were, and as he thincketh
yet are in Rebellion are theis that followe, vizt. Captaine Brenan of
Cruagh, Brian O Neile of Laghhortonagh gen. and the Conley Mc Laghlyn,
sonne to Hugh Mc Laghlyn of Newtowne: William Oge of the
And this deponent sayth that John Adis & all his family & children
mrs [fleeswore]
[ ] and all the English as John Welden wen{t} to mass. And this
deponent for fear of his
Thomas [mark] Humfry One interesting feature of these two depositions is that in the first, the butcher, Robert Cree of Newmarkett, is one of those murdered by the rebels, whereas in the second, the farmers Art Cree, Michell O Cree of Ballymoyre are accused of being "yet in Rebellion." |