1832 Tithes Rebellion,Cork and Carlow
June 1st 1832.
Cork
A most extraordinary scene has been exhibited in this city. 
Some cows seized for tithes were brought to a public place
for sale,escorted by a squadron of Lancers,and followed by
thousands of infuriated people.
All the garrison,cavalry and infantry, under the command
of Sir Geo Bingham, were called out. The cattle were set
up at three pounds for each, no bidder; two pounds, no bidder;
one pound, no bidder; in short, the auctioneer descended to
three shilllings, and still no purchaser appeared.
This scene lasted for above an hour, when there being no 
chance of making a sale of the cattle, it was proposed
to adjourn the auction; but ,as we are informed, the General
in command of the military expressed an unwillingness to
have the troops subjected to a repetition of the harrassing
duty thus imposed upon them.
After a short delay, it was, at the interference and 
remonstance of several gentlemen, both of town and country,
agreed upon that the cattle should be given up to the people
subject to certain private arrangements.
We never witnessed such a scene; thousands of country people
jumping with exulting feeling at the result, wielding their
shillelaghs and exhibiting all the other symptoms of 
exuberant joy characteristic of the buoyancy of Irsh feeling.

Carlow
At Carlow a triumphant resistence to the laws, similar to which
occurred at Cork, has been exxhibited to that which occurred
at Cork, has been exhibited in the presence of the authorities
and the military. Some cattle had been seized for tithe, and a 
public sate announced, when a large body of men, stated at 50,000
marched to the plac appointed, and, of course, under  the
influence of such terror,none were found to bid for the cattle.
The sale was adjourned from day to day, for seven days, and upon
each day the same organised bands entered the town, and rendered the
attempts to sell the cattle, in pursuance of the law, abortive.
At last, the cattle were given up to the mob,crowned with laurels,
and driven home with an escort of 10,000 men.

source: LA Nov 8th 1832
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copyright.Jenny Fawcett [Aust]. 2000.