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School: Adare Convent (roll number 9296)

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Adare, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
An tSr. Mechtildes
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 024

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    made his escape to his bed in Curragh Chase wood about a mile off. The police ransacked his house and turned his wife out of doors in her night attire. As she stood outside by a hedge she heard the officer of the police say that they would raid the Nashes of Curragh Bridge next. The poor woman ran through hedges and bogs for over a mile in her night attire and called up the Nashes and told them their house was going to be raided by the police. They had only time to plank two guns that they had in the house when the police arrived and turned everything upside down. Only for Mrs. Madigan they would be hung or transported to Tasmania.
    From Con Normoyle, Rour, Adare. (55 years)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Con Normoyle
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    55
    Address
    Rower More, Co. Limerick