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an Gheimhridh diobhail aire, leagadh cios de £2,800 ar bunadh an cheantair faoin "Malicious Injury Act." (1,600 caora ar £1 .5.0 = £2,000 le cois £800 le costas na bp6ilfni a ghlanadh). 24 Tugadh cumhacht don Head Constable Young e a chruinniu agus tugadh 300 p6ilin 'na haite. APPEAL Is sna heachtrai sin a fheiceann muid bunus an appeal a shinigh dosaen sagart de chuid an cheantair ar an 18u Eanair 1858 chuig "Countrymen and Fellow Christians", ag tabhairt cuntas ar dhrochbhail na ndaoine. Thracht siad ar an talamh iargulta, sleibhtiuil, creagach; ar na paistf suaracha talaimh a bhi a saothru acu; ar na hainchfosanna, ar an bhochtaineacht ar an drochbhia agus ar na brat6ga a bhi na daoine a chaitheamh - ach b'e an chuis gearain ab' mh6 a bhi acu n6 cailliuint na gnoc agus na canacha eigeandala a gearradh ar na daoine. Seo an miniu a thug siad ar mharu na gcaorach: 'The strange sheep imported to these mountains throve not. last winter was very prejudicial to sheep, particularly under Scotch treatment; the Donegal mountains proved treacherous and their tracts devious to strangers. The sheep recently placed on this strange pasturage were prone, from their natural instinct, to wander, and the Scotch shepherds were negligent in the duties of their calling. The natural consequence was that large numbers of the sheep strayed; large numbers of them were lost in bog-holes and large numbers perished through the inclemency of the winter and the want of people care. " 25 TARRTHAIL Ainneoin gur beag aird a thug na paipeir Phrotastunacha ar an achaini, ainneoin gur shean an Board of Guardians i nDun Fionnachaidh go raibh anr6 ann agus ainneoin gur dhuirt an Poor Law Inspector Hamilton nach raibh anas ar bith ar na daoine, 26 bhf dha thoradh air: 12 1. Bunaiodh cuid mh6r coistf relief ar an tSrath Ban, i mBaile Atha Cliath, i Londain, i nGlascu, i Meiricea agus san Astrail mar fhreagra ar an appeal. £6,000 a cruinnfodh i Sydney roimh Eanair 1859 agus d'fhag 1200 duine 6g na par6istf seo le saol ur a thoiseacht san Astrail idir 1859 and 1861. 27 Thug na paipeir naisiunacha poiblfocht mh6r don chas. Scriobh Daniel McCole 6 Dhoirf Beaga chuig an Nation: "I take this opportunity of writing these few lines to let you know that I have seven of a family, bare and naked, without clothes for day and night. We have no one to work for us but a little boy of fourteen - we have no provisions for our support, all that we had we paid in rent and taxes. I had to pay £12 of money of rent and taxes quite destructive of everything. We are poor and need for want of clothes for day and night. " 28 2. Bhunaigh Teach na dTeachtaf i Westminister "Select Committee" le scrudu a dheanamh ar an Destitution i nGaoth Dobhair agus i gCloich Cheannfhaola. Chaith siad 15 la ag eisteacht le 30 finne (sagairt, tiarnaf, tuairisceoirl, dochtuirf, p6ilfni, gnathdhaoine agus