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   very large monument on the grave, which was erected in his honour by his friends and relatives. This man's life - was indeed short lived , as he died at a very early age. He gave his life for his Motherland at the time of the struggle for the land. He worked as a tailor in Moville, by day, but instead of resting at night, he sat up and prepared speeches, which were to encourage the people. He died in the year 1882, and the funeral was said to have been the biggest ever seen in this district. The inscription on the monument reads as follows:-
   "Pray for the soul of James Smith, whose memory this monument is designed to perpetuate. It was erected by a few friends and admirers in public testimony of their sincere appreciation of his sublime Christian character, noble patriotic worth, and his unceasing labours to emancipate the Irish peasantry from their abject condition of serfdom and oppression. He died a martyr in her cause on the 10 th July, 1882 ".
   This inscription is engraved on a marble slab which is surmounted

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
            1. graveyards (~2,501)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Annie M. Harriagan

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Quigley's Point, Co. Donegal

   Informant

   Mrs. Annie Hargan

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   87

   Address

   Quigley's Point, Co. Donegal