School: Corr-Shaileach (roll number 12208)
- Location:
- An Chorr Shalach, Co. Shligigh
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Ceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0172, Page 031
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- (continued from previous page)cavalry and, to save himself, he had to jump into the river and swim across. Some of the soldiers stayed on the bank firing at him and more of them galloped over Carrick bridge and were ready to meet him if he made his way across. When he saw the enemy on either side he got into some reeds in the river and lay on his back with only his face up over the water, while the bullets tore through the reeds on every side. After a while the soldiers thinking he was killed went away, but he had to stay in the river until dark. After other escapes he came home to Cloonacool. Mrs Mary Mc Intyre (Haran) is a grand-daughter of his.
Timothy Glunskey who was a weaver by trade concealed himself after the battle, in stooks of oats in field nearby. After a while the soldiers came and started turning up the stooks. Glunskey managed to steal out and hide in a ditch of briars. When the owner of the field(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nancy O Grady
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cluain na Cúile, Co. Shligigh
- Informant
- Mr W. Mullarkey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Cluain na Cúile, Co. Shligigh
