Wexford prison records.

[wtothex]

Hey all,

Here are some prison records from County Wexford, which can be found here. These are all from primary sources.

One of the funniest examples is undoubtedly:

One of the most humorous crimes is chronicled in Nicky Rossiter’s book, The Little Book of Wexford, in which he tells the tale of Nicholas Kinsella. According to records from the time, Mr. Kinsella was charged with “furious driving of a horse and cart laden with fowl, at Cornmarket, Wexford, causing people to flee for their lives on a public street.” His punishment was a fine of 10 shillings.

Some of these had to be "translated" from cursive writing into "regular" English, if you know what I mean.

[atmartinas]

Thanks for posting.
M