School: Scoil an Chlochair, Bunclody

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1. Story of '98

   

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   70 15. Mr Jeremiah Morrissey's great grandfather lived in Ryland. In '98 he fought at Askamore. His wife was undressing one of the children at the fire preparing it for bed. Suddenly and noiselessly the door opened and a man walked in. It was the child's father. He said nothing but went into the room from the door and was never seen alive again. He had been killed in the fight that day. Anna Ronan Story told by :- Mr Jeremiah Morrisey/ Ryland Road, Bunclody.

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   Topics

   1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
         1. 1798 (~642)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Anna Ronan

   Gender

   Female

   Informant

   Mr Jeremiah Morrissey

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Bunclody, Co. Wexford

2. Homemade Bullets

   

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   16. Homemade bullets
   We have actually seen the mould with which the Irish Insurgents made the bullets in 1798. They used to burn heather and cover it with clay to insure slow combustion. When the heather was burnt it formed charcoal. With the charcoal they mixed sulphur and saltpetre and thus made the bullets. The mould is about the size of an ordinary pincers. The full size drawing of it is seen on the opposite page.

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