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School: Cill Críosta

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Kilchreest, Co. Galway
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Seán Ó Cléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0035, Page 0277

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    drafted in from Loughrea and Peterswell.
    Three big peers of that time were sent for, Dudley Perfse, Baggot of Ballyturn, + Lambert of Aggard. Fr. Colman headed the catholics with Mearty Fordes father 6ft 6 ins as second in command he was like Horatious at the bridge.
    "How can man die better than facing fearful odds.
    For the ashes of his fathers and the temples of his Gods".
    They made a splendid fight, the women took off their woolen stockings put stones into them and used them left and right as weapons on who ever dared to come inside the gate. Fr. Colman was arrested and lodged in gaol and sentenced to nine months imprisonment but Mr. Baggot got him released, although he said "If I were in
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Forde
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilchreest, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs Bridget Forde
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilchreest, Co. Galway