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School: Cill Mhuire, Sráid na Cathrach (roll number 13942)

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Mullagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Conaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0624, Page 604

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    So O'Flaherty got his friends and ships ready and set sail across the bay for Tromoroe. They sailed from Aran Island early in May 1642 and reached Tromoroe at the beginning of the night. The garrison fired on them and inflicted some wounds. From Sunday night to Wednesday morning the Galway men assailed the castle from a "hall" which adjoined it. The act stirred up some of the Clare men and Teigue and Donagh O'Brien from Carrigaholt, the McDermots of Tromoroe, one Fitzpatrick and others, joined forces with the O'Flaherties.
    What they wanted was plunder, for O'Flaherty ordered his men to spare the lives of the Wards. However it was hard to keep in check fierce men in those lawless times who were exasperated at the resistance of the Wards.
    John, one of the sons of Peter Ward, saw that resistance was hopeless and urged his father to surrender having taken on himself to open negotiations with O'Flaherty but his father refused. The Irish let out on Tuesday Peter Ward's two younger sons and two daughters and an Englishman and his wife and let them go in safety. Peter Ward, his wife and one son however held out in the castle.
    O'Flaherty ordered his men to spare them but to keep them constantly harrassed, keeping Peterr
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Michael O' Gorman
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Craggaun, Co. Clare