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School: Cloonmorris (roll number 12496)

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Cluain Muirís, Co. Liatroma
Teacher:
Michael J. Conboy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0219, Page 105

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    There are some pikes and and battle axes in Cloonart and Clooneen that the Irish were fighting with at the battle of Ballinamuck. The Mayo and Roscommon men used to come over and sink the boats and take shelter at night on the other side of the Shannon, so that the Yeomen would not get them. The Yeomen were watching for them day and night and would have them caught only for Shaney the mason who sank the boats at Ruskey Bridge where he was building it. There were also heavy pointed pitchforks made by Joe Cox of Cloonart these forks were called "pikel-pitch-forks." They were made from the scaffold, or gallows that
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Bridie Beirne
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Cluain Muirís, Co. Liatroma
    Informant
    Patrick Mc Glynn
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Cluain Airt Thuaidh, Co. an Longfoirt