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School: Drumshanbo (C.) (roll number 12873)

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Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Margaret Flynn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0207, Page 144

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  1. Coming of the French 1798 (continued)

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    amuck they buried money. Two men found the money near Drumshanbo. A great quarrel arose between the two men. One man was killed and the other man was later hanged for murder at Carrick-on-Shannon. Severals joined the French at Drumshanbo of whom Tom Gilhearney, Tomas O Catain known as "Captain Bock" and Lynch known as "the White Captain" were the most noted.
    Tom Gilheany tall and straight
    Who pushed a pike in 98.
    After the French were defeated at Ballinamuck the country was over run by soldiers. The Hessians were English soldiers who came to Sliab-an-iarainn to punish the people who helped the French. They hanged some of the people from a tree on Slib-an-Iarainn and this tree is still pointed out by the natives. The word "Hustian" can still be heard in the district and is used when speaking of a rough or evil person.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Phyllis Sissons
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Patrick Allen
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim