Thomas Mylett ‘a County Galway boy’ was apprehended in a pub with the body of a child (‘the father of the child is named Meade’) that he stole from a grave. ‘How came you by the body of this child? Why your honour, I was jobbing about Maynooth, do ye see? And got no work for some days, so I was just starving, when I saw this child buried on Thursday at Grange William [?]; and as I often heard the doctors in Dublin bought dead bodies, I went there at night, and took it to Dublin to sell. After I left it in Mr Lally’s house I went out to look for a doctor, and a man tould [sic] me where one lived, and when I went back they took into custody: but I declare to God I would not do it only I was distressed. And another thing, your workship, I took care not to begin it until near one o’clock. What reason had you for that; the hour makes no difference in your offence? Oh, I beg your worship’s pardon. If you take a body afore twelve o’clock the ghosts in the churchyard will attack you, and you’ll be always haunted ever afterwards, so as I knew that I didn’t stir it until near one. The good people are then only going about, and, as they knew I was hungry, I was certain they would not injure me. What do you men by the good people? Why the fairies, your honour. They don’t hurt people your honour; send me to any place, so as I can get a bit to eat. Anon, ‘Dublin Sept 26’, 1829