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"Since then Connell has been deprived of his means of livelihood,
and no one dare employ him. He, however, through his mother, was
able to procure the necessaries of life until about the 22d of
November last, when his mother was refused goods by the tradesmen
with whom she had dealt, owing to a resolution passed at a meeting
of the 'suppressed' branch of the League here, to the effect that
any person supplying her would be boycotted. December 23d she came
into Milltown Malbay for goods, and was refused. The police
accompanied her, but no person would supply her. On the 2d of
January she came again, when one trader supplied her with some
bread, but refused groceries. The police accompanied her to several
traders, who all refused. Ultimately she was supplied by the
post-mistress. On the 7th of January she came, and the police
accompanied her to several traders, all of whom refused her even
bread. Believing she wanted it badly, we, the police, supplied her
with some. On these three occasions she was followed by large
numbers of young people about the street, evidently to frighten and
intimidate her, and their demeanour was so hostile that we were
obliged to disperse them and protect her home. On a subsequent
occasion she stated that stones were thrown at her. Since then she
has not come here for goods, and, in my opinion, it would not be
safe for her to do so without protection. She and her son are now
getting goods from Mrs. Moroney's shop at Spanish Point, which she
opened a few years ago to supply boycotted persons.

"The Connells find it hard to get turf, and are obliged to bring it
a distance in bags so that it may not be observed. As for milk, the
person who did supply them privately for a considerable time
declined some weeks ago to do so any longer. They are now really
destitute, as any little money Connell had saved is spent, and,
although willing and anxious to work, no person will employ him.
Summonses have been issued against the tradesmen for refusing to
supply Hannah Connell on the occasions already referred to. I have
only to add that I have from time to time reported fully the
foregoing facts with regard to the persecution of this poor man and
his aged mother; and I regret to say that boycotting and
intimidation never prevailed to a greater extent here than at