According to the Aberdeen Journal (Aberdeen, Scotland), Wednesday, February 17, 1808, on 23rd January 1808 a duel was fought at Six Mile Bridge, County of Clare, between Wm. Hammond, Esq., of Limerick, and William Foley, Esq., of Shepperton. The latter received a mortal wound and died next day. Mr.H. was wounded in the wrist.
Subsequently in Jackson's Oxford Journal (Oxford, England), Saturday, April 9, 1808 we read that at Ennis W.Hammond, Esq., of Dublin was convicted of manslaughter of W. Foley, Esq., of Shepperton in the County of Clare, and sentenced to 12 months in the county gaol and to be burned in the hand.
Hammond vs. Foley duel; Foley killed (Sixmilebridge, 1808)
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Re: Hammond vs. Foley duel; Foley killed (Sixmilebridge, 180
Dear Paddy,
I came across your post while looking for information on a Timothy Foley of Ballyduffbeg, Co. Clare. You might be interested in knowing that William Foley of Shepperton, Co. Clare, bought a share for himself in the 1807 Limerick Tontine for George's St. Limerick. William gave his father as Timothy above and his mother as Anne O'Loughlin, Timothy's 2nd wife. The parents were both still alive and William gave his own age as 24. The Articles of Agreement were signed on the 2 Jan. 1807 so William's birth year can be calculated.
Looks like William was the first person on the list of subscribers to die. It's very odd that a 24year old person would subscribe to a Tontine where the vast majority of the other subscribers were pre-teen children whose parents paid the subscription for them, as a long term investment.
Cheers,
Noel Murphy.
I came across your post while looking for information on a Timothy Foley of Ballyduffbeg, Co. Clare. You might be interested in knowing that William Foley of Shepperton, Co. Clare, bought a share for himself in the 1807 Limerick Tontine for George's St. Limerick. William gave his father as Timothy above and his mother as Anne O'Loughlin, Timothy's 2nd wife. The parents were both still alive and William gave his own age as 24. The Articles of Agreement were signed on the 2 Jan. 1807 so William's birth year can be calculated.
Looks like William was the first person on the list of subscribers to die. It's very odd that a 24year old person would subscribe to a Tontine where the vast majority of the other subscribers were pre-teen children whose parents paid the subscription for them, as a long term investment.
Cheers,
Noel Murphy.