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School: St Eunan's

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Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1082, Page 59

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    Local Heros.
    Godfrey O'Donnell
    is a Local Hero of Letterkenny
    because he went to do battle
    on a stretcher. The battle was
    held on the Port Bridge
    situated on the outskirts of
    Letterkenny. Godfrey O'Donnell
    was the leader of the O'Donnels
    of Tir Connaill. He died and was
    buried in Conwal graveyard on
    the outskirts of Letterkenny in
    the year 1258.
    There is another
    local hero of Letterkenny whose
    name was Wolfe Tone. Wolfe
    Tone was an Irishman who
    joined the French army. One
    day as the French were doing
    battle with the English on the
    mouth of Lough Swilly they
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Denis Curran
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Letterkenny, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Mrs Carr
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Letterkenny, Co. Donegal