School: Dunboyne (roll number 15915)
- Location:
- Dunboyne, Co. Meath
- Teacher: N.F. Ó Donncha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0688, Page 085
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- (continued from previous page)such as shooting and looting. Dunboyne was fairly quiet place. There was only one man shot during the trouble and it was only an accident. He was shot by his own men in mistake. His name was Brian Reilly. he was buried in Dunboyne. One night there was an ambush just outside Dunboyne at Place called the Fair Green. Six rebels fired on two Tans. they were riding on bicycles and the first two shots that were fired they fell on the ground until they saw their chance of escape. When the firing stopped they got up and rang(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Paddy Rafferty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Dunboyne, Co. Meath
