▁that ▁Catholic ▁pri ests ▁take ▁the ▁O ath ▁of ▁Ab j uration ▁and ▁recogn ise ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁Queen ▁Anne ▁as ▁Supreme ▁Head ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁and ▁Ireland . ▁Any ▁cler ic ▁that ▁refused ▁was ▁sent enced ▁to ▁death ▁by ▁the ▁Ang lic an - control led ▁jud icial ▁system . ▁ ▁O ' M ul low ney ▁was ▁a ▁tal ented ▁ro gue ▁and ▁excel led ▁at ▁the ▁activity ▁of ▁hunting ▁cler gy . ▁He ▁received ▁£ 1 0 0 ▁for ▁the ▁capture ▁of ▁an ▁arch bishop ▁or ▁bishop , ▁£ 2 0 ▁for ▁a ▁priest , ▁and ▁£ 1 0 ▁for ▁obtain ing ▁a ▁h edge ▁school ▁teacher , ▁and ▁£ 5 ▁for ▁a ▁priest ▁in ▁training ; ▁s izable ▁amounts ▁at ▁the ▁time . ▁These ▁men ▁would ▁then ▁be ▁executed ▁if ▁they ▁refused ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁Act ▁of ▁Ab j uration . ▁O ' M ul low ney ▁used ▁the ▁money ▁to ▁fund ▁his ▁heavy ▁drink ing ▁and ▁expensive ▁t ast es . ▁One ▁technique ▁used ▁by ▁him ▁was ▁to ▁pret end ▁to ▁be ▁sick ▁and ▁close ▁to ▁death . ▁He ▁would ▁then ▁call ▁for ▁a ▁priest ▁to ▁conf ess ▁his ▁numerous ▁s ins . ▁When ▁a ▁priest ▁would ▁arrive , ▁O ' M ul low ny ▁would ▁grab ▁a ▁kn ife ▁hidden ▁under ▁the ▁bed cl oth es , ▁and ▁attempt ▁to ▁capture ▁or ▁kill ▁his ▁conf essor . ▁ ▁O ' M ul low ny ▁was ▁a ▁deeply ▁un pop ular ▁individual , ▁and ▁h ated