School: An Clochar, Cara Droma Ruisc
- Location:
- Carrick-on-Shannon, Co. Leitrim / Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: An tSr. Emerentia
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0209, Page 203
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- (continued from previous page)Mohill to Carrick to visit the militia then in the military barracks. Often, they were so terrified of his cruely, lest he would shoot tem for fun as was his wont, that they ran to seek refuge in hedges and ditches until the tyrant had passed.
The people of Leitrim made many unsuccessful attempts to take away his life and the people of Donegal equally enraged ended his life by stratagem. Evidently, he was aware of his unpopularity, as he invariably had the shoes of his horses turned backwards so as to deceive his pursuers. He was usually protected by a coat of armour, and accompanied by four(continues on next page)
