Volume: CBÉ 0481 (Part 1)

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1. The Croppy Boy

   

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   While the Croppy Boy was on his way to Geneva Barracks he passed through Taghmon. Those in charge stopped at a public house in the village to get refreshments, leaving their prisoner handcuffed in the car. A woman named Mrs O Moore taking pity on him, gave him a glass of wine. When the soldiers saw this they rushed in and turned on the taps, allowing many kegs of stout , cider and wine to flow in rivers about the shop, and down the street. They also damaged her furniture.

   

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2. A Tale of '98

   

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   Shortly after the Rebellion of 1798 there lived in the Parish of Taghmon in the Co. Wexford a young man by the name of Patrick Furlong whose father had taken an active part in the rising. This young man hearing from his parents the exploits during the fighting

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   Date

   April 1938

   Item type

   Lore

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

   Informant

   • Nicholas Moore