Scoil: Kildavin, Ferns

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1. Boggan Hill (ar lean)

   

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   Ballon or about two and a half miles from Kildavin. This hill was also on the "Old Coach Road" and is a very steep hill.
   In the year of '98 or a couple of years afterwards, there was a man named Ned Hickey. He lived in Boggan. One day he went to the fair in Bunclody, to sell a cow. He met a neighbour in the fair. The neighbour asked him did he sell. He said he sold the cow and got a good price for it, but that two Yeomen were watching him. He hurried home very quickly. On his way home he collected twenty five neighbouring boys, all armed with muskets. At that time there was no Catholic House safe from the Yeomen. He knew he would be raided that night. There was a short lane going up to the house. They lay behind the hedge and waited. Late that night the Yeomen came galloping up the lane, but when they came to the gate way it was barred. Ned Hickey's men fired and killed every Yeoman, there were thirty altogether.

   

   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Faisnéiseoir

   Mr J. Hegarty

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Aois

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   Cill Damháin, Co. Cheatharlach