School: St Mura's, Burnfoot
- Location:
- Tievebane, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seán Ó Gáibhtheacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1109, Page 277
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“Burnfoot R.I.C Barracks and Court House were burned down in 1922.”
Burnfoot R. I. C. Barracks and Court-House were burned down in 1922. The Court-House was the first to be destroyed. One night some time after midnight a party of men arrived in village and at once set about breaking in the door of the Court-House. After getting inside the furniture was sprinkled with petrol and was on fire in a few minutes the roof fallen in.
Some nights later the barracks was attacked with crowbars and a hole made into which some explosive was put which had the effect only of blowing a portion of one of gables away.
About a week after wards another attempt was made to fire with more success. The fire smouldered all night. But towards morning it broke into a fierce blaze which soon destroyed the entire building.
The adjoining houses were in great danger for a long time, men had(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Mc Glynn
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- John Dobbins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Burnfoot, Co. Donegal