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School: Ballystrang (roll number 15364)

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Ballystrang, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seosamh Ó Cuinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1103, Page 77

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    before they would get out, for them all to gather round the jail, that there was a prisoner in jail and he wanted to get out. So when the scholars would be all round the jail and when the prisoner would jump out for them to let him out and then close in again and not let the policemen out after him. Old Mc Ginely went and told his daughter to tell the the prisoner to be ready. The scholars got out and they and they all went round the jail, and the man jumped out and away till he went to Glenswilly bridge. He turned and went over the hill and he met Phillip Quinn coming to bail him out. Then Phillip said to Edward to break
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Quinn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cark, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    John Quinn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cark, Co. Donegal