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A fine Irish presentation saberdated 1810
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dated 1810
dated 1810
Condition: Blade showing patches of light pitting and some wear to decoration.
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Footnotes
Note: William Izod, 1782-1846. His family was of Gloucestershire origin. He also served as a Major in the Kilkenny Militia.
According to Kilkenny Studies in Honour of Margaret M. Phelan by Edward Law; "...in 1810, a public meeting resolved ‘to present a sword, suitable to such an occasion’ to William Izod, the high sheriff of the county, in recognition of his gallant conduct on 15 August 1810. He had received information of a proposed attack by an armed band: laying in wait with four ‘confidential men’ he routed the gang of twelve or fourteen, two of whom were killed. The four men who assisted were each to have received a case of pistols and fifteen guineas." (This quote courtesy of the Kilkenny Archaeological Society website.)




