'LAST Saturday, Richard Turpin and John Stead were executed at Tyburn for horse-stealing. Stead behaved very penitent but Turpin behaved with the greatest assurance and boldness to the very last. It was very remarkable, that as he mounted the ladder, his right leg trembled, on which he stamped it down with an air of boldness, and with undaunted courage, looked round about him, then after speaking a few words to the Topsman (executioner), he threw himself off the ladder and expired in about five minutes. Before his death he declared himself to be the notorious highwayman Turpin, and confessed a great number of robberies which he had committed.'

Corke Journal 15 April, 1762 'The following is an authentic copy of the oath tendered by the White Boys, otherwise known as Sive Oultho's Children.'

'I DO solemnly and sincerely swear that I will not make known any secret now given me, or hereafter may be given, to anyone in the world, except a sworn person belonging to the society called the White Boys, otherwise Sive Oultho's Children.

Furthermore, I swear that I will be ready at an hour's warning, if possible, by being properly summoned by any of the officers, sergeants and corporals belonging to my company. Furthermore, I swear, that I will not wrong any of the company I belong to, to the value of one shilling, nor suffer it to be done by others, without acquainting them thereof. Furthermore, I swear, that I will not make known in any shape whatsoever, to any person that does not belong to us, the name or names of any of our fraternity, but particularly the names of our respective officers. Lastly, I swear, that I will not drink of any liquor whatsoever while on duty, without the consent of any one, or other of the officers, sergeants and corporals, and that we will be loyal one to another as in our power lies.'

Freeman's Journal 14 April, 1916 'IN the Northern Police court yesterday before Mr Macinerney KC, two young men named Joseph Kenny, a chauffeur residing at Castleland, Ferns, Co Wexford and Patrick Doyle, labourer, Ferns were charged on remand by Inspector Barrett with having at College Green, on the 9th inst, within the Dublin Metropolitan Police District, transferred firearms and ammunition, to wit, eight new single-barrel, breech-loading shot guns, stamped USA and packed in cases; four revolvers, 10 rounds of rifle magazine ammunition in clips, 10 home forged bayonets and six rounds of revolver ammunition, without a permit for that purpose, contrary to the Defence of the Realm Act.

Evidence was given by the police that the order of the competent military authority, dated 8 December, prohibiting the transfer of arms and ammunition without notice from such authority, had been posted in the city and suburbs and in Ferns.

Sergeant Tornsey, RIC, who had been stationed in Ferns up to Monday last, having given evidence as to the posting of the order in Ferns, stated in answer to Mr Davitt, that he knew nothing against the defendants.

Mr Robertson (Chief Crown solicitor's Office) - "Are they members of any organisation? In my opinion they are absolutely disloyal.

"Are they members of any organisation? They are members of the Sinn Féin organisation - that is, the Irish Volunteers."'