1832 Anti Tithes Meeting near Dublin

Remarkable Anti-Tithes Meeting

A very important meeting on the subject of tithes was held yesterday,
at the village of Lusk,about 14 miles from Dublin.
Mr Rochfort, a Protestant Magistrate of the county of Dublin, was
called to the Chair. ABout 3,000 persons, amogst whom were all
the principal landholders in the parish, attended.
The various resolutions pledged the meeting to oppose the tithe
system by every constitutional means in their power; one,in particular,
was, that "they should hold no intercourse with any person employed
in collecting or enforcing the payment of tithe".
Mr Smith, of Bean, a highly respectable gentleman declared that he
was a very extensive lesse of tithes- that he saw it was vain to resist
the force of public opinon, before which he bowed, and added that
from that moment he would renounce for ever the interest which he
derived from that species of property [Loud cheers followed this
announcement].
ANother considerable lessee of tithe property, Mr Cuffe, of Swords,
declared he would also thenceforward surrender every claim to which
he was entitled by virtue of his lease, and would never make another
demand for payment.
Two tithe valuators, and one viewer, also solemnly promised never
to act again in such  capacities.
Mr O'Reilly, the Barrister, of Balbriggan; Mr Marcus Costello,from
Dublin,and several farmers, addressed the meeting, which dispersed
quietly about 6 o'clock; after which about 200 individuals sat
down to a good substantial dinner in the school-room.
The names of several Protestant parishioners were attached to the
requisition for calling this meeting, but scarcely one attended.


source: LA Nov 15th 1832.
note by editor: This is a newspaper article,and should only be
used as a general reference. Original sources should always
be accessed for family history purposes and information authenticated.
copyright.Jenny Fawcett [Aust]. 2000.