gun licence / Christopher Murtagh, 1848

Gun licence, 1848, 'Licence to have Arms in a Dwelling house'. Printed form with details added in handwriting, giving permission to Mr. Christopher Murtagh of Grange, Skerries, Co. Dublin, on 29 July 1848 to have ‘Two single guns’ in his dwelling house. No. 279. Signed by Henry Walker Thompson, licencer. Under 'An Act for the better prevention of Crime and Outrage in certain parts of Ireland'. This licence was issued on the day of the Young Ireland Rebellion in Tipperary.;