School: Drumgownagh
- Location:
- Drumgownagh, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Dominic Ó Huiginn
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- (continued from previous page)it tells all about his running away from Ballinamuck through Aughavas.
My father gave me this story about the French.
- They were pike men. The pikes were made in Fury's forge right beside the village. On the morning of 8th September the two armies met on the historic battlefield of Ballinamuck which lies to the left of the village. The Irish and French were vastly outnumbered but despite this they made a gallant stand. They had but one cannon and this was a bad one. It is said that they were unable to get the cannon into action and that an English officer on seeing their distress slipped into the Irish ranks and taking the shoe from his foot cut a piece of leather out of it with which he levelled the Irish cannon. No sooner done nor it went off cutting a layer through the English ranks. The battle continued till evening. By that time might conquered right. The poor Irish fled. Many of them were arrested and hanged amongst them being General(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Siobhán Ní Choistealbhaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Keeldra, Co. Leitrim
