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School: Loch gCarman (Christian Bros.)

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Wexford, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Br. Ó Héilighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0881, Page 152

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  1. The Harrow - '98

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    In 1798 and in about the second week of the rising-out in Wexford, a band of soldiers came from Cork.
    They had to go through a road in the shape of a horse-shoe.
    Father Murphy's men knew this and they blocked-up one end of the road with iron and they got around the outside ditch of the road. They lay in wait for the soldiers.
    The latter came through the open end. When they were all inside, the Wexford-men blocked-up that end. The Pike-men then started to cut the reins of the horses and the horses went mad with terror.
    The leader of the soldiers was the only man who escaped.
    He had a very fine horse, and
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. 1798 (~642)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Cadogan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Wexford, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Thomas Roche
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Wexford, Co. Wexford