School: Ród (B.)
- Location:
- Rhode, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: P. Ó Maoldomhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0801, Page 312
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“The district in which I live is called Rhode. It is situated in the north-east of Offaly.”
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Barracks before that night or they would be burned in it. They left immediately and when night came a crowd of men came and set it on fire.
These men did a lot of damage, they cut down a couple of trees which they placed across the road to prevent anyone passing until they had the barracks burned and they also tore up the road for about three or four yards.
There is also an old ruin in Tubberdaly which was once the residence of Mr Nesbit and which was also burned down and he had to leave the country.
- Collector
- Kathleen O' Toole
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- John O' Toole
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rhode, Co. Offaly