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School: Cloonmorris (roll number 12496)

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Cloonmorris, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Michael J. Conboy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0219, Page 110

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    “A barrel of an old gun, which was used in fighting at Ballinamuck, 1798...”

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    “A barrel of an old gun, which was used in fighting at Ballinamuck, 1798, remain in Coote Gelelan's(Cloonagheer) house yet. It was a flint gun.
    It was found in the battlefield one day and brought home by my grandfather(Coote Geelan). A bayonet was on the top of it and it is about 6 ft long and very awkward.
    It remained at our house for 6 or 7 years as a keepsake, and 5 years ago my father buried it for some reason and a few years ago he was ploughing in a field and ploughed it up. All the wood was
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Evelyn Geelan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    12
    Address
    Cloonageeher, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Mr Coote Geelan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    66
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Cloonageeher, Co. Longford