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School: Castlebridge (C.) (roll number 16382)

Location:
Castlebridge, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Mrs E. Shortall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0884, Page 064

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    day or night.
    Many times neighbours houses were surrounded and searched by the blood thirsty Yoes for this brave women, whom they never caught.
    One day when riding towards Lacken cross-roads one of her many friends was watching to warn her that the Soldiers were watching for her return. She jumped from her horse which made off at a gallop towards Kilcorral and General Madge grabbing as she went a hand full of dried bruss or twigs entered the empty cabin on the cross and started a fire on the empty hearth, and when the soldiers came she was like many a lone women sitting
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Moya Dixon
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    George Dixon
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    41