 Immediately after Creagh made his call for a boycott, according to historian Dermot Keogh, people left the church, passing “Colooney Street where most ... Jews lived... many [members of the crowd] were fired up by Creagh's [speech]...The Jewish community ... [who may have] sensed the menacing mood of the crowd ... remained ... in their homes as [the crowd] ... passed... Jewish shops, however, remained open and their owners felt menaced.One old Fenian ... single-handedly defended a shop ... until ... police arrived to mount a guard.” While 300 people reportedly attacked "Jewish" businesses, few arrests were made.