School: Aughclare
- Location:
- Aughclare, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: M.E. Campbell
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- Foleys fort is the name given to the farm-house in Balykerogue on the left hand side of the road going to Campile from the castle at Ballykerogue.
This house got its name because
(1) it belonged to a man named Larry Foley and secondly because it played the part of a miniature fort during an eviction in 1887. Larry Foley like many another farmer had been looking for an abatement of rent but he received instead a notice to quit. All the neighbours came to his aid and they decided to give the bailiffs a warm reception when they would come. They forthwith proceeded to barricade the house. All available iron gates in the locality were collected and placed as barricades inside(continues on next page)
