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Fires, storms, and murders plague Dublin area in August notices
August reports recount a fire at the Stage-Coach Inn in George's Lane started near a smithy, consuming hay and a largerick, with crowds tearing down houses to halt the blaze. Storms across the city damage streets, chimneys, and boats, while a suspected lightning strike torched a house killing 9 or 10 people. An assault on Patrick Hodgert, a harbour clerk, left him with a shattered skull after attackers stole his cane. two suspects are jailed awaiting trial. An inquest on a recent murder yields a proclamation against rogues. extensive lists name several accused from Antrim to Waterford and Tipperary.
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George’s-Lane
Chimmney's
Hollywood
Fingal
Burt
Scheolkense-Lane
Patrick Hodgert
Men of War
Bartholomew Pair
Oxman
Newgire
Verdi
Fustices
Council of Ireland
Figergl
Antrim
Tipperary
Limerick
Waterford
Cork
Monaghan
Dennigall
Clare
Kilkenny
Felow
Wiz
Richard Tobin
Timothy Glanna
Gereatin Sullivan
James Nagle
Richadd John Phincen
Darby Murphy
Duckin Steward
James Murphy
William Apycreria
Thomas Conolly
Sil Nefter Sare
Charles Ae Tf
Thady Cane
Nygus Miege
Aisih
Soi
John
Burl Rege
Cole
Auro Daniel Fghese
Rivsn Sare