School: Killyfargy

Location:
Killyfargy, Co. Monaghan
Teacher:
B. Ó Mórdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0947, Page 072

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0947, Page 072

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    his orange sash and handkerchief. It was the Ribbonmen who did this. One of the Ribbonmen went to Burk's funeral and was shouldered into the ditch and it was in revenge for this and for his past actions in Scotshouse that this deed was done. The deed was planned before hand, after doing it they took refuge in a barn belonging to D'Alton of Lisnalee, near the road and on the following morning they could hear one fo the Keatings shouting news of the deed to his neighbours.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people
        1. secret societies (~18)
          1. Ribbonmen (~10)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seamus P. Moore
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Henry Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    c. 75
    Occupations
    Farmer
    Labourer
    Address
    Dunsrim, Co. Monaghan