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School: Tír na Móna (roll number 10441)

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Tirnamona, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
E. Blackburn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0954, Page 270

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  1. Local Happenings - A Local Fire

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    In the year 1920 and 21 there was great destruction in Ireland. The Irish rebels wanted their country back again, and they rose in rebellion. England poured troops into Ireland. These troops were known as Black and tans. The Irish Rebels were burning all the principal places. Among these was Mullahara Orange Hall. Parish of Tydavnet Co Monaghan. This was set fire to about one oclock in the night. The driver of the two oclock train saw the blaze and he left word in Clones that there was a great fire between Smithboro and Monaghan. The rebels guarded the roads leading to the Hall, in case anyone would know who did this terrible deed.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
        1. fires (~306)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Wallace Graham
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Graffagh, Co. Monaghan
    Informant
    Mrs J. Graham
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    53
    Occupation
    Farmer's wife
    Address
    Graffagh, Co. Monaghan