School: Lagganstown, New Inn (roll number 13705)
- Location:
- Lagganstown Lower, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Eoghan Mac Cárthaigh
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0576, Page 228
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- (continued from previous page)with bullet rounds on the next, He wore a breast plate of steel and thus escaped death on that day. When the remaining number of the police escort who had escaped injury succeed in getting to the loft they found that the attacking party had left the loft by an exit in the rear of the house. The tragedy of Ballycohey was much spoken of at home and abroad and Scully was known to be one of the most infamous of land lords. The property of Ballycohey was purchased from him by Mr. Moore, of Mooresfort under whom the tenants were the happiest and most contented in the county.
Scully for the remainder of his life had a stiff neck but from people he had treated so harshly he had little sympathy he deserved none, but, according to historians his actions were a blessing in disguise as they were the strongest arguments use in favour og Gladstone land act of 1870 - which was passed in the English house of Commons a few years after the events recorded above took place. Many poems were composed about Scully.
- Collector
- Christie Hickey
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Andrew Hickey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Gurtrougha, Co. Tipperary
