School: Dunboyne (roll number 15915)
- Location:
- Dunboyne, Co. Meath
- Teacher: N.F. Ó Donncha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0688, Page 089
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- Anglo Irish WarIn the year 1920 when the soldiers of Ireland were throwing their weight against the might of England in an endeavor to establish an Irish Republic they invented a gun for the purpose of firing bombs. A number of the Local company brought the gun to Lustown Dunboyne to have it tested by the inventor a man named Mathew Furlong a native of Wexford this was in October 1920. Having placed the gun in position, Furlong proceeded to load and fire. About five bombs were pitched a distance of 120 yards. His sixth(continues on next page)
- Collector
- J. Maguire
- Gender
- Unknown
- Address
- Bennetstown, Co. Meath
