School: Baile an Londraigh (B.) (roll number 14305)
- Location:
- Ballylanders, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Seán Ó Buachalla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0512, Page 080
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- (continued from previous page)surrounded himself and the Tipperary Flag bearer threw them into a back garden, over a high wall, where they recovered them soon after.
In the Band were Patrick Hickey and his brother Jim. The former is living in the Coole here enjoying the old age pension. He and Hannon are the only living witnesses in this area to that day's shootings. In the Band also were Michael Looby and his brother Tom of the Coole. Tom Davern & his brother Jim, John Lenihan, of Killeen, Cul Fenton of the Bog, Wm Crawford of Ballylanders. Most of those emigrated to U.S.A. soon after and to my knowledge none of them ever returned to the old land again.
The crowds that converged from all points on Mitchelstown that day were immense so that there was congestion in The Square and the streets and shops adjoining. When the meeting started to be addressed, the horsemen formed a cordon around the footmen around the waggonnete on which the speakers were.
When the Government reporters made their appearance they were roughly treated and had to leave. The meeting was proceeding quietly when a body of policemen rushed up the Street and commenced(continues on next page)
- Informant
- P. Hannon
- Address
- Ballylanders, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- P. Hickey
- Address
- Ballylanders, Co. Limerick
