Scoil: Cluain Mór (1), Baile an Droichid

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1. Local Stories of '98 (ar lean)

   

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   They drove a body of men into Barkers where Murphy's of Knockatomcoyle lives for to vouch for them. The Barkers said they knew them by day but could not account for them by night - and these was all neighbours- they were shot above Mrs. Byrnes on the height. A second batch of ten men was brought with the same result. They were shot in the hollow of the road. One of them named Coady who lived where John Lennon lives now fell amongst them but was not wounded. When the yeomen had gone a good bit away one of them looked back and saw Coady viewing them. He told the rest of the yeos about him being alive. One of the yeos when he found they were going to turn back to finish him he cursed by his G- that he would soon do away with him, running back he told Cody to lie quiet and he would fire but would not hurt him. He fired through the top of his hat and told him to lie low until they would be out of sight. Another batch of men was marched to Walls of Kilquiggan: two or three women of the Walls went out and got among the men and said they would have to shoot them along with them. They got off.

   5) It had now come to the young men that they would have to join the insurgents or be shot down. A body of them met one evening to know where to go to join up. All the

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         1. 1798 (~642)

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Faisnéiseoir

   James Byrne

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Aois

   70

   Gairm bheatha

   Farmer (Léirítear teidil na ngairmeacha i mBailiúchán na Scol sa bhunteanga inar cláraíodh iad)

   Seoladh

   An Gabhal, Co. Chill Mhantáin