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School: Arklow (B.)

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Arklow, Co. Wicklow
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Gearóid Inglis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0924, Page 71

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  1. The Rossiters of Ballymoyle (continued)

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    His friends hastily threw him down in the trench by a sandy dike, and shovelled or shoved part of the sandy dike over him.
    Several days afterwards a party of yeomen discovered the hastily made grave, and as was their custom dug it to find out if it was the grave of a rebel.
    Some of the corps of Arklow yeomanry recognised him as Rossiter, and a party of them proceeded to Killpatrick where he and his brother lived, to find out where the other brother was.
    John Rossiter was a married man and had made for home and reached there safely. In fact he was there when the
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Ballymoyle, Co. Wicklow
    Collector
    Michael Mullett
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    William Byrne
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Arklow, Co. Wicklow