School: Cill an Daingin
- Location:
- Killadangan, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Tomás Mac Domhnaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0533, Page 380
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- (continued from previous page)car reached Johnstown everyone said that Hogan had not robbed it because he did not leave the house that night.
Galloping Hogan was a well educated man and was popular with Sarsfield. He knew every pass and defile and was familiar with every rock and roadway; with every road and bog.
When Sarsfield was going to Ballyneety Hogan was the best man that could be obtained to give effectual assistance to the grand exploit of the dashing dauntless Irish General.
Some of the party, which went to Ballyneety, were conducted by Galloping Hogan. They went on well until they came to Labadhy Bridge, near Boher. Here Hogan's party was startled by a curious incident. Sarsfield discovered, near the Bridge, a number of men, on his left, who alarmed him. He ordered his horse to halt apprehensive that he had been betrayed by Hogan.
The delusion was dispelled in an instant. The men who caused the alarm were a body of raparee who had a den here in which htey were accustomed to conceal whatever provisions they had taken in their excursions throughout the district.(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Sam Hogan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Larkin's Hill, Co. Tipperary
