Newspaper St.Mary's/Clonmel 1867

[BLSstory]

I have found a death certificate of a William Ryan, who I am hoping belongs to me.  He died in 1867 in Rathronan, Clonmel, Tipperary, at age 19, from a fracture of the skull.  Would there be a newspaper for that timeframe and for that place, where I could find an obituary?  That would really help in identifying if he belongs to me.
Thank you for your time.

[Mick_Dolan86]

Tipperary newspapers from that time are held in the local studies section of Thurles Library. They would rarely record any deaths of common people though.

[AlanBoyd]

Not an obituary, but an inquest.

31 December 1867: Tipperary Free Press

MYSTERIOUS AND FATAL OCCURRENCE.
On yesterday James J. Shee, Esq.. J. P, Coroner, assisted by E. B: Warburton, R. M, and Percy Gough, J. P, Esqrs, held an inquest at the Lodge Gate House, at Rathronan, the residence of Judge Gough, on the body of a young man named William Ryan, aged 19 years, who had been found in an insensible state in the passage leading to the stable yard, on the previous Saturday. Deceased was a stable boy in Mr Gough's employment and resided in the Lodge with his father and family. From the evidence adduced it appears that, at about half past two o'clock, p.m, on Saturday the steward at Rathronan, Thomas Morrissey, was passing near the house when he heard a voice crying out "John, John," and on turning round he met a little boy named Keating near the Bell tree; he asked him what was the matter, and the lad replied "Willie Ryan is after falling above there" pointing to the passage; Morrissey went up and found the ploughman Keating, father of the child, going towards Ryan who was lying against the wall. Keating said he found the deceased lying in the centre of the passage and had gone for help. Deceased's head was badly wounded and the blood was flowing copiously from it. They carried him to his house and sent for the clergyman and Dr Crean, both of whom were in prompt attendance. Dr Crean finding the injury to be of a very serious character called in the assistance of Dr Hemphill, and notwithstanding the most unremitting care by both gentlemen Ryan never rallied; he died at about eight o'clock the same evening. The young Iad Keating, aged about 11 years, deposed that he was returning after leaving some bread to his father, and when passing the yard a dog rushed at him and he ran away; on looking back he saw the dog had returned towards the yard and he observed Ryan "making a kick" at the animal, and falling. His father then came up and shook him and finding him insensible placed him against the wall and went for help. Dr Crean made a post mortem examination and deposed that the wound on the head could not be caused by a fall; that it was inflicted by some heavy blunt instrument, and in this opinion Dr. Hemphill coincided. – Keating who is a man of excellent character, on the most friendly terms with the deceased was for a time under arrest but was subsequently discharged. The jury found a verdict to the effect that deceased came by his death in consequence of a blow on the head, how or by whom inflicted there was no evidence to show. The deceased was a steady respectable young man and a general favorite amongst his acquaintances in the locality.