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Volume: CBÉ 0265

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1935
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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0265, Page 0084

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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0265, Page 0084

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  1. Death of Davis (continued)

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    There was a field sloping down
    from his house & he would tell
    prisoners to run off but when
    they would be getting away the
    yeomen used to fire on them for
    target practice.
    Antrim John
    A rebel named Antrim John &
    Antony Hackett got down in a well from
    the soldiers one day & when Hackett
    saw the soldiers coming he gave his
    ammunition to Antrim John & got
    away. Antrim kept the soldiers
    off for hours & they never rushed
    in on him till he shot
    soldier in the thigh with a brass
    button & they knew his ammunition
    was out. The brass nearly
    rotted off the soldiers leg.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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  2. Antrim John

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    A rebel named Antrim John & Antony Hackett got down in a well from the soldiers one day & when Hackett saw the soldiers coming he gave his ammunition to Antrim John & got away. Antrim kept the soldiers off for hours & they never rushed in on him till he shot a soldier in the thigh with a brass button & then they knew his ammunition was out. The brass nearly rotted off the soldiers leg.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Item type
    Lore
    Writing mode
    Handwritten
    Writing script
    Roman script
    Informant