injured during the rescue. Sweeney was subsequently re-captured. The police identified a number of ringleaders who were implicated in the rescue attempt. They were later summoned to the Crossmolina Petty Sessions on a variety of public order offenses. The local parish priest - Monsignor O'Hara - pleaded on behalf of the accused, telling the court that he "had never known a better behaved or peace loving people" as the defendants in the dock. Several of the accused was sentenced to prison sentence is ranging from 1 to 3 months. Agricultural disputes Given the heavy dependence on agricultural activities in Enaghbeg, rent arrears, land disputes between neighbors, and conflicts with cattle dealers were common and occasionally led to litigation, in some cases, between family members. In October 1911, Patrick Sweeney, the executor of this father's estate, applied to the court to evict his brother Daniel from two pieces of land in Enaghbeg. The application for eviction was successful. Patrick Sweeney was also sued in 1926 by a cattle dealer from Swinford over a breach of contract relating to the sale of a cow. In1928, the same Sweeney brothers were among a number of individuals from Crossmolina who were sued for non payment of Conacre rents by their landlord. Although a conacre rent was essentially a short-term lease on a piece of land, the arrears in question had built up over many years. The judge was in no hurry to hear the case and decided to adjourn the matter to an unspecified later date. In 1926, Robert Gill sued his brother Michael Gill and his wife Anne over the non payment of Conacre rents. Originally, the lease was taken out in the name of Robert and Patrick's mother. After she died, a dispute arose between the brothers. The court ruled in favor of Robert. In 1930, Peter McGoff of Enaghbeg sued his neighbor Francis Kilroy on the grounds of obstruction. The cause of the dispute was a poorly worded deed arising out of sale of land in 1922. The deed did not adequately specify rights of access to various small land holdings within the townland. McGoff lost the case. In 1940, an Enaghbeg farmer - James McHugh - sued Jack Moran, a cattle dealer from Ballyhaunus for the recovery of £25 10s for breach of warranty in the sale of five calves. McHugh claimed that the calves were diseased at the time