School: Béal Átha na Sluagh (Buachaillí)
- Location:
- Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Liam P. Mac an Bháird
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- (continued from previous page)the battle. The English said they would give him all the land they could see and Kelly was satisfied. The next day when the battle was nearly over St Ruth was riding down the hill on a white horse then Kelly told the French gunner that he was the General then the gunner fired and took the head off him. Kelly then went to Ginkle and asked for the land and he brought him down to a sandpit and showed him all the land around and he could not see one bit of grass in it all.Told byRobert Cummins
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19/11/'37
- The Battle of AughrimThe battle of Aughrim was fought on the year 1691 between the Irish and the English. The battle was a struggle with the Irish and the English. St Ruth a french general was over the Irish and Ginkle a Dutch man was over the English.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Bernard Madden
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
