Scoil: Cluain Mór (1), Baile an Droichid

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1. Local Stories of '98 (ar lean)

   

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   roads was watched and blocked for Wexford fighting had began there, so they said they would join the Dwyer. The next morning they started for Dwyer's camp in Imall with whatever kind of weapons came handy, some of them had none. Among them was two brothers by the name of Nowlans. They lived near Gould in the house that Mick Connolly had before he left Gould. They were all going up to Deacons hill, I don't think there was much of them when they met a woman coming down the hill. ' Oh young fellows' says she 'where are yous going. Go home, yous will be shot Hacketstown is full of yeomen' The two Nowlan's failed and said they would go back and when they got above the chapel they disarmed a body of yeos coming across the hill from Seskin over Jimmy Byrnes. They came on to Prices style -the two Nowlans- the one at Mrs Breslins. The two stood up upon it for to get a good view, for now the cavalry was coming along the road and they could see their helmets. They came down Gould hill for to join the footmen who went around Kilquiggan and Seskin. A yeoman with a crack shot rested the gun on the ditch coming over the lane, fired a bullet, struck one of the Nowlans who fell. The other brother ran down the road, got in under the little bridge at the chapel. The footmen was watching him

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      1. tréimhsí staire sonracha (~25)
         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