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School: Gowna

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Scrabby, Co. Cavan
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Hugh Murray
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0986, Page 099

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  1. The Battle of Ballinamuck (continued)

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    His name was Festry Irwin and he lived at Derrin Station, Dromod, Co Leitrim He noticed the chains and not knowing anything of their history but probably seeing some future used for them he bundled them home with him to Dromod. There they remained and links were cut off them during the Great War and turned into horse shoes in a near by forge. When Irwin died his place was sold and his boy (servant) Dick Loyd took what was left of these famous chains away home with him to his native place in Farnaught Co Leitrim and to day these chains lie rusting and unseen at the end of Loyd's Hayshed:
    This Place is marked on Last Diagram
    See Ballinamuck.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. 1798 (~642)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Thomas Murray
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    42
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Gortletteragh, Co. Leitrim