To my family on the Hillanbrand side, I will be posting a series of stories regarding my Great, Great Grandfather, Thomas McNulty. Previously, I found that he was arrested for threatening a land agent before an eviction. I did some additional research and I found that he had an extensive history with the law. As I relate these stories, you must understand that as a tenant farmer, Thomas McNulty did not have any rights upon the land. On October 8th, 1858 and April 11, 1859, Thomas McNulty was arrested for being drunk and disorderly while in the town of Swinford. On January 2nd, 1862, Thomas was arrested for illegally fishing for salmon in the River Moy. During that time, the fish were owned by the owner of the land next to the river. So, being in possession of the fish would be theft of property from someone else. Often times, the penalty was usually disproportionate to the action. It was often acknowledged that if a fish was taken from a stream, the penalty would be a cow or sheep from the defendant.