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School: Cluain (C.) (roll number 15443)

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Cloone, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Bean Uí Sholamháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0222, Page 250

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    understood that these chains are still to be seen in the College museum.
    As they proceeded to Ballinamuck they had to throw their cannons into Keeldra lough because their horses could not draw them any farther with the ropes used instead of the lost chains. As they did not wish to leave the cannons on the roadside so that the English could get possession of them, they threw them into Keeldra lake.
    This lake is situated about two miles south of Cloone.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Madeline O' Higgins
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cloone, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Francis O' Higgins
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Cloone, Co. Leitrim