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   to be married and they stepped on the stone, but when they were in the middle of the Shannon the stone sunk and the couple were drowned.

   The stone was taken up from the bottom of the Shannon about 50 years ago and it is now outside Whitehall church in Roscommon and it is known as "St Barry's boat".

   

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2. Local Heroes - Soldier - One of the Heroes of Ballinalee

   

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   Soldier - One of the heroes of Ballinalee Ex Colonel Seamus Farrelly 50 yrs Resides Now resides in Furnace Dromod The account was dictated by himself 15 his daughter Maíre IV Std Written in by Bridie Hackett VIII Std as Maíre would take too long to write it at home in her school copy and lastly here. "My Daddy was a Colonel in the Irish army. He retired with the rank of Colonel in 1923. He joined the volunteers in 1915. He took no part in the rising of 1916 owing to countermanding of orders. After the release of the survivors of the 1916 rising, he got in close touch again with the late General Collins and Harry Boland and worked in

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Bridie Hackett

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Gubagraffy, Co. Leitrim

   Collector

   Máire Farrelly

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Furnace or Bleankillew, Co. Leitrim

   Informant

   Seamus Farrelly

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   50

   Address

   Furnace or Bleankillew, Co. Leitrim