In 1797 , Duff received the command of the Limerick district . While there he rendered important services during the Irish Rebellion of 1798 , and managed to keep his district quiet in spite of the state of affairs elsewhere . His name is associated with the Gibbet Rath executions . He was elected M.P. for Banffshire ( 1784 – 9 ) , and colonel of the 50th Regiment of Foot from 1798 to death
Gibbet Rath executions
Gibbet Rath executions
James Duff (British Army officer)