Source: Clare Journal
Date: 4 Sept 1882
Transcription: Local Studies Centre, Clare County Library.

To His Excellency, the Right Honourable John Poyntz, Earl Spencer, Lord Lieutenant and Governor General of Ireland.

The Humble Prayer of your Petitioners showeth:

1. That on the 12th day of August 1882, a young man, Francis Hynes, was in the Commission Court, Green-street, Dublin, sentenced to be hanged on the 11th September next.

2. Without raising any of the legal questions connected with the case, which questions we feel assured will receive the full attention of Your Excellency, we do respectfully submit that the execution of the said Francis Hynes would give a rude shock to a community settling down after a period of much excitement. We may add that this execution would inflict deep pain upon an unusually large circle of respectable relatives in the County of Clare and elsewhere.

3. Apart from the guilt or innocence of the the condemned man, there are circumstances in his life calculated to excite much compassion. When a child he lost his mother; somewhat later on he was deserted by his father, who was then and has been since in a condition of partial insanity.

4 And We, the undersigned Clergy and Gentry of the County Clare respectfully represent to Your Excellency that, in our opinion, the extension of Her Majesty’s prerogative of pardon in this case would greatly tend to restore tranquillity in our country.

And Your Petitioners will ever pray.

Surname	First Name	Title	Address 1	Address 2
Allen	James	Coach Builder
Behen	Michael	P.L.G.	Tarmon	Knock
Bentley	W.	J.P.	Hurdlestown (for a commutation of sentence)
Blackall	John J.	M.D.	Killadysert Union
Blake Forster	O'Donnellan	J.P.	Ballykeal House	Kilfinora
Boland	James
Boland	John	P.L.G.	O'Callaghan's Mills
Bolton	C.P.		Ennis
Boyle	P.J.	“Kilrush Herald”	Kilrush
Brady	John	J.P.	The Crescent	Limerick
Breen	James	P.L.G.
Brew	Thomas S.	J.P.	Kilrush
Brew	Richard	Flour Merchant	Kilrush
Browne	Laurence J.	P.P.	Kilkeedy
Browne	Laurence J.	P.P.	Kilkeedy
Bugler	Michael	P.L.G.	Birr
Bunton	Timothy	Solicitor	Ennis
Burke	Thomas	C.C.	Ennistymon
Burke	Samuel	P.L.G.	Thomastown	Kilrush
Butler	Aug.	J.P., D.L.
Caffey	James
Cahill	James	P.L.G.
Cahill	Michael	P.L.G., Deerpark
Cahir	Geo.	T.C., Ennis
Calmody	John		Ennis
Carey	Michael	C.C.	Ennis
Carroll	William junr.	C.E., Ennis
Carroll	A.	“Clare Advertiser”	Kilrush
Clancy	Antony		Diocesan College	Ennis
Clancy	John	Grocer
Cleary	Denis	P.P.	O'Callaghan's Mills
Clune	Matthew	Chairman, Town Commissioners	Tulla
Collins	Michael	T.C., Ennis
Considine	Patrick	C.E.	Kilrush
Considine	Patrick	T.C., Ennis
Coote	Charles	Medical Practitioner	Kilrush
Corbett	Daniel	P.P.	Quin
Corry	M.B.	C.C.	Quin
Costelloe	Denis		Ballycorban
Costigan	James	C.C.	Ballynacally
Cotter	W.	P.L.G., Darragh
Cregan	Thomas McMahon	J.P.	Arderegan	Sixmilebridge
Crowe	Michael	P.P.	Kilfinora
Crowe	John	P.L.G., Ruan
Crowe	Robert H.	J.P.	Larch Hill
Culligan	Michael		Diocesan College	Ennis
Daly	James J.	C.C.	Scariff
Dea	Michael	P.L.G., Kildysart
Dillon	P.W.	M.D.	Ennis
Dillon	James		Church-street	Ennis
Dillon	P.J.	Merchant	Cappahare	Ennis
Dinan	M.	O.F.A.G.	Kilrush
Doherty	James	Tea Merchant	Kilrush
Donnellan	John	C.C.	Ballynacally
Doyle	Damer	Manager, National Bank, Scariff
Egan	John		Diocesan College	Ennis
Egan	John, jun.	General Merchant	Kilrush
Enright	Joseph	M.D.	Rosebank	Ennis
Fitzgerald	Aug.	J.P., D.L.
Fitzgerald	Thomas	Shopkeeper	Kilrush
Fitzgerald	Robert	P.P.	Tudre and Dysert
Flynn	Michael	Licentiate Apothecary
Fogarty	Daniel	Adm.	Ennis
Foley	Michael	C.C.	Corofin
Foley	Richard	Merchant	Kilrush
Foley	William	M.D.	Kilrush
Freeman			Ennis
Frost	William H.	Solicitor	Ennis
Frost	Edmond	M.D.	Newmarket-on-Fergus
Frost	Solomon	P.L.G.	Feenagh
Frost	Patrick J.	Chairman, Board of Guardians	Tulla
Gallagher	John	V.C.
Garry	John	C.C.	Kilnamana	Ennis
Garvey	Patrick	T.C., Ennis
Gibson	Thomas	General Commission Agent	Kilrush
Gibson	Thomas	P.L.G.	Cappa	Kilrush
Gilligan	Laurence	C.C.
Glynn	Michael	J.P.	Kilrush
Glynn	Thomas	P.L.G.	Clarecastle
Glynn	Patrick	C.C.	Templederry
Glynn	John	C.C.	Carrigaholt
Going	W.J.	J.P.	Violet Hill
Going	R.S.	J.P.	Violet Hill
Greene	A.	Surgeon	Ennis
Greene	J.W.P.	M.P.
Grogan	Daniel	P.L.G.	Derrha	Kilrush
Halpin	James	C.C.	Newmarket-on-Fergus
Halpin	James	P.L.G., Newmarket-on-Fergus
Hamon	John	C.C.	Newmarket
Hartney	Mortimer	P.P.	Clare Castle
Harvey	John F.	P.L.G.
Hasting	Michael	Grocer	Kilrush
Hatherton	D.	Manager, National Bank	Kilrush
Hayes	John	P.P., V.F.	Tulla
Hayes	Michael	C.C.	Corofin
Hayes	D.	Clerk	Doonbeg
Hegarty	Patrick	P.L.G., Ballyashea
Hennessy	Hugh	P.L.G.
Hennessy	John	P.L.G.
Hennessy	Patrick	P.L.G.	Toonagh
Hewitt	Robert B.	J.P.	Grnahan Castle
Hickie	J.		Scarriff
Hill	John	Surgeon and Physician	Belmont	Miltown Malbay
Hoare	William
Hogan	Patrick	C.C.	Doora
Hogan	Timothy	P.P.	Crusheen
Hogan	Michael	P.L.G., and V.C., Corofin Union
Hogan	William	P.L.G., Corofin
Hynes	M.	Grocer
Jourdan	Thomas	C.E.	Doonaghboy	Kilkee
Keane	Thomas	P.L.G.
Keating	John J.	Merchant	Kilrush
Kelly	D.P.		Diocesan College	Ennis
Kelly	Mat.	P.L.G.
Kennedy	Bartholomew	T.C., Ennis
Kenny	Matthew J.		Crayleigh	Ennis
Kenny	M.J.	P.P.	Scariff
Keran	Patrick	P.P.	Carron	Kilfinora
Killeen	M.	P.P.	Kilshanny	Clare
Kinnane	James	T.C., Ennis
Knox	J.B.	“Clare Journal”	Ennis
Lenane	William	C.C.	Bodyke
Liddane	Pat	P.L.G.	Querrin	Kilkee
Lillis	Thomas	P.L.G.	Churchtown	Cooraclare
Lingard	John Thomas	J.P.	Cooga
Lopdell	John	Civil Engineer	Ennis
Lorigan	James	Shopkeeper	Kilrush
Loughnane	James	C.C.	Clare Castle
MacDonnell	Patrick	M.D.
MacDonnell	William	M.D.	Broadford
MacMahon	E.	Ex-County Inspector, Police	Carahan House
Macnamara	W.	Surgeon	Corrofin
Macnamara	Geo. U,	L.R.C.S.I., &C.
Macnamara	Michael	Solicitor	Ennis
Magrath	Michael A.	O.S.F.
Maguire	Thomas	Proprietor, “Clare Examiner”	Ennis
Maguire	J.F.	C.C.	Crusheen
Martin	Charles	P.L.G.	Carnanes	Kilrush
McGuire	John Francis	C.C.	Crusheen
McInerny	Michael	Commissioner in Chancery
McInerny	Thomas	Merchant	Kilrush
McInerny	Patrick		Morun	Carrigaholt
McInerny	John	C.C.	Roscrea
McKenna	John	C.C.	Kilrush
McKenna	John G.	C.C.	Kilmurry	Limerick
McLoughlin	J.		Ennis
McLoughlin	Francis	O.S.F.
McMahon	William	J.P.	Kilmurry
McMahon	Thomas	P.P.
McMahon	John	C.C.	Nenagh	County Tipperary
McNamara	J.P.	J.P.	Rocklodge (for a commutation of sentence)	Liscannor
McNamara	John	C.C.	Kilmaley
McRedmond	T.T.	D.D., P.P.	Killaloe
Meade	Joseph	J.P.	Feakle
Meade	Peter	P.P.	Ballynacally
Minny	Michael S.	Solicitor	Treagh Castle	Miltown Malbay
Molony	James	F.R.C.S.I., President, Irish Medical Association
Molony	Thos.	Late chaplain, Her Majesty's Forces
Molony	Daniel	P.L.G., Bay View
Molony	William	Merchant	Ashline Park	Ennis
Mungovan	Peter	P.L.G., Ennis
Murdock	John A.		Queen's Hotel	Ennis
Murphy	Peter	C.C.	Bodyke
Murphy	Prody	P.L.G.
Murphy	Michael	Woolen Draper	Market-square
Nagle	P.	P.P.	Kilmona House
Nesbett	R.W.	Rector	Newmarket-on-Fergus
Newell	Thomas	P.P.	Liscannor
Nihill	John	Physician and Surgeon	Tulla
Nono	L.		Clare
O'Brien	D.	M.D.	Clare
O'Brien	Luke	Shopkeeper	Kilrush
O'Brien	Denis	C.C.	O'Callaghan's Mills
O'Brien	James	J.P., D.L.	Ballynalacka (for a commutation of sentence)	Lisdoonvarna
O'Connell	Daniel	J.P.	Kilgorey
O'Connor	Francis	C.E., Ennis
O'Connor	William	P.L.G. Ballyguery
O'Donovan	Michael	C.C.	Tulla
O'Gorman	M.	J.P.
O'Gorman	Thomas	J.P.	Buncraggy
O'Gorman Mahon, The	J.P., D.L., M.P.
O'Grady	Thomas de C.	J.P.	Kilballyowen	County Limerick
O'Kelly	P.M.	C.C.	Castleconnell	County Limerick
O'Meara	Patrick	C.C.	Castleconnell	Limerick
O'Mehan	Thos.	Q.C., P.L.G.
O'Neill	James	C.C.	Kilrush
O'Shea	W.H.	J.P., M.P.	County Clare
O'Sullivan	Michael	C.C.	Newmarket
Parker	Joseph	Clerk of Scariff Union
Parsons	M.	Chairman, Ennis Town Commissioners
Peacock	William	William Peacock & Sons	Kilrush
Power	Edward	P.P., V.G.	Lisdoonvarna
Power	Edmond	P.L.G.
Power	Michael	P.L.G.	Brook Lodge
Prosser	S.E.		Ennis
Purcell	Mat.	Chairman of the Board of Guardians, Scariff Union	Bauroe House
Quigley	Michael	P.L.G.	Knockjames
Quinlan	M.	P.P.	Kilkee
Quinn	Peter	C.C.	Tulla
Quinn	John	P.L.G., Knock
Reade	Philip	J.P.	Woodpark	County Galway
Reidy	James	P.L.G.	Keelunhill
Rosengrave	Thomas William	B.E., Q.U.I.
Ryan	Patrick	P.L.G.	Ballymacahill
Ryan	Thomas	C.C.	Ruan
Rynne	John	M.D.	Brookville	Ennis
Sampson	Francis C.	Medical Officer, Scariff Union
Scanlan	Bartholomew	P.P.	Doora
Scanlan	John	C.C., Ennis
Scanlan	John	C.C.	Ennis
Sexton	Patrick	Architect	West View	Ennis
Shannon	P.	P.P.
Shaw	John	T.C., Ennis
Skeen	Daniel	General Merchant
Skerrett	Valentine J.	J.P.
Skerrett	B.H.	C.C.	Tinavara
Smyth	D.	P.P.	Cloughjordan
St. L. O'Dea	P.	L.R.C.P., and Medical Officer	Ennistymon
Stamer	William	M.D.	Ennis
Sterling	Geo. C.
Stuart	C.W.	C.C.	Miltownmalbay
Stuart	Charles	C.C.	Feakle
Studdert	C.W.		Cragmoher
Sullivan	D.		Corofin
Sullivan	Cornelius	T.C., Ennis
Taylor	Godfrey	Builder	Kilrush
Taylor	John	Merchant	Kilrush
Taylor	Henry	Draper	Kilrush
Tully	Michael	P.P.	Liscannor
Tuohy	John J.	C.C.	Mullagh
Vaughan	Thomas	Clerk of Scariff Union	Killaloe
Wall	John	P.P.	Kilmurry McMahon
Walsh	James	Adm.	Newmarket-on-Fergus
Walsh	Maurice	P.L.G., Kildysart
Walsh	Edward	Merchant	Kilrush
Walton	Robert B.	J.P., D.L.	Ballysheen House
Walton	George	Solicitor	Ennis
White	James A.	I.S.F., Superior
White	P.	P.P.	Miltownmalbay
Wilson	D.	Huberfield, Dublin and Cork