School: Cluain Cátha (roll number 2243)
- Location:
- Cloncaw, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: P. Ó Hanluain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0961, Page 170
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- A faction fight took place on the 12th of July 1870 at Shanco near Emyvale. It was between the Orangemen and the Catholics. An Orangeman named Mc Mahon came out while the fight was going on. He had a rifle in his hand. His cry was "death or victory". He was shot himself from Knockam's hill. A woman who witnessed the fight would not tell who fired the shot that killed Mc Mahon. She was kept in gaol for a year.
- Informant
- Hugh Hugh
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 71
- Address
- Mullaliss, Co. Monaghan
- The Lake Woman of Tully. Once upon a time there was a man named Grey who lived near Tully Lake. He was very poor and he lived alone on a farm of land but had neither horse nor cow nor wife. One morning he got up very early and went for(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Patrick O' Brien
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Emy, Co. Monaghan
