This remonstrance was committed to writing, and
signed E. O'Sullivan, foreman; Samuel Hutchins, J.P.; Richard White,
J.P.
One of the five cases was that of Catherine Sheehan, a child two years
old. She had been a strong healthy child, never having complained of any
sickness till she began to pine away for want of food. Her father was
employed on the public works, and earned ninepence a day, which was
barely enough to purchase food for himself, to enable him to continue at
work. This child had had no food for four days before her death, except
a small morsel of bread and seaweed. She died on the evening of
Christmas day.
The case of Richard Finn was another of the five. He went into a house
where they were making oatmeal gruel. He begged so hard for a little,
that the woman of the house took up some of it for him, when it was
about half boiled. The food disagreed with him, and he was able to take
only a small portion of it. He soon got into a fainting state, and was
lifted into a car by four men, in order to be carried to the Workhouse.
One of the priests, Rev. Mr. Barry, P.P., was sent for. He was at the
Relief Committee, but left immediately to attend Finn.
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