School: Céad na Mínseach (roll number 5498)
- Location:
- Kednaminsha, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: M. Nic Aodha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0932, Page 138
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- (continued from previous page)As the military swooped on them one night, some men escaped and Alas, a few of whose names I have gob, were arrested and tried in Belfast in March 1883.
A large book was found on them -
"The Crossmaglen Book."
All of those tried got long terms of imprisonment and some of them died in gaol.Witnesses for the Defence:-
Patrick Watters, Master of Clonalig Nation School.
John Mc Bride,
Richard Waters,
Edward Hanlon,
Owen Corrigan, a bogman,
Patrick Traynor, at whose hose meetings were held
Patrick Geogham, at whose house member of the Patriotic Brotherhood were sworn.
(This was the last survivor of the prisoners and he only died about 1936 R. I. P.). He lived in Aughamullen Parish.
Denis Pugent,
Joseph Daly, Kilmurry, Inniskeen. One of his sons still lives.
Thomas Kelly, Blackstaff, Inniskeen.
_ Lynch " "
_ Donaghy " "(continues on next page)
