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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0986, Page 141

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    The morning after the Battle of Ballinamuck was a fine harvest morning. McLoughlin the great grandfather of the present James Farrelly of Enaughan had a field of oats ready to stack. He rose early and went out to the field to gather in the oats. When he lifted one of the stooks of oats he was greatly surprised to see a soldier lying asleep underneath. The soldier immediately awakened and arose in haste. With him were three comrades under other stooks. McLoughlin could not understand what they were saying but from their uniforms he knew that they were French soldiers who had fought the previous day.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. 1798 (~642)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Enaghan, Co. Longford
    Informant
    John Reilly
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    82