http://irishconstabulary.com/topic/584/Peter-Williams en-us Copyright 2011, Yuku ceco@yuku.com (FeedMaster) webmaster@yuku.com (WebMaster) Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:38:05 GMT Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:15:20 GMT Kickapps Feeds 1.0 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 {pics-1.1 "http://www.icra.org/ratingsv02.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (nz 1 vz 1 lz 1 oz 1 cz 1 ) "http://www.rsac.org/ratingsv01.html" l gen true for "http://yuku.com" r (n 0 s 0 v 0 l 0 )) Search Domain q http://yuku.com/search/direct/ http://irishconstabulary.com/reply/311/Peter-Williams#reply-311
Leap is pronounced Lep locally.Derived from the irish 'Léim Ui Dhónnabháin' or O'Donavans' Leap after an incident in which a local outlaw jumped his horse over the, now bridged, ravine whilst being pursued by the law.The saying 'beyond the leap,beyond the law' is used locally to this day,if only in a humorous sense.I'll talk to a few people over the holidays and take a few photos. ]]> feeds@yuku.com (westcoastcat) http://irishconstabulary.com/reply/311 Fri, 11 Dec 2009 12:15:20 PST http://irishconstabulary.com/reply/309/Peter-Williams#reply-309 Of course Sgt Wlliams may also have been a covert IRA sympathiser, and passed on information. You may be able to look up Bureau of Military History records and see if his name appears in any local accounts; though given your wider family history I doubt it. I'd guess he was just a good, well respected peeler. There have been several members on this forum, and others I have corresponded with privately, whose... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (Peter Mc RIC) http://irishconstabulary.com/reply/309 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 21:05:36 PST http://irishconstabulary.com/reply/308/Peter-Williams#reply-308
Between 1916 and 192296 RIC men were killed on duty in Co.Cork.That was the highest in Ireland.Next to that for the same period was Tipp. at 43.That illustrates how dangerous Co.Cork was for RIC men.

Michael ]]> feeds@yuku.com (The Third Policeman) http://irishconstabulary.com/reply/308 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 19:28:45 PST http://irishconstabulary.com/reply/305/Peter-Williams#reply-305 I'm sure the transition from one force to the next was not without its problems but it seems to have passed without major difficulty.Having said that the children were always vulnerable to those with an agenda and without honour.A particular schoolmaster was often mentioned and the ethos in catholic schools at the time was stridently nationalist.The children of former RIC men were not exactly... ]]> feeds@yuku.com (westcoastcat) http://irishconstabulary.com/reply/305 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 15:33:35 PST http://irishconstabulary.com/reply/302/Peter-Williams#reply-302 feeds@yuku.com (The Third Policeman) http://irishconstabulary.com/reply/302 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:59:32 PST http://irishconstabulary.com/reply/300/Peter-Williams#reply-300 An interesting thread is how the the War of Independence affected him and how he coped and the decisions he made in a very active area.There is some oral family history and a lot of local lore.I will try and tease out some facts and put a thread together.
Regards...Niall ]]> feeds@yuku.com (westcoastcat) http://irishconstabulary.com/reply/300 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:59:11 PST http://irishconstabulary.com/reply/299/Peter-Williams#reply-299
Regards

Michael Guilfoyle ]]> feeds@yuku.com (The Third Policeman) http://irishconstabulary.com/reply/299 Thu, 10 Dec 2009 10:31:11 PST http://irishconstabulary.com/topic/584/Peter-Williams ]]> feeds@yuku.com (westcoastcat) http://irishconstabulary.com/topic/584 Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:38:05 PST