School: An Pasáiste, Corcaigh
- Location:
- Passage West, Co. Cork
- Teacher: William Meiklejohn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0390, Page 080
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- Two great battles were fought at Passage according to the stories told by some of its oldest inhabitants. During the early part of the seventeenth century. Red Hugh o Donnell and Hugh O'Neill in their march from the north to meet the Spaniards at Kinsale had to fight most of there way. One of their greatest battles was fought on the lawn which is now the property of Mr. Vickery Rockenham, Passage West. Thousands were supposed to have been killed in this field and as far as any one in Passage can remember it has never been ploughed. Their next battle before reaching Kinsale was fought at aplace called bhoithrín caol anarrow passage leading from Glenbrook to the old Monkstown Road. There was agreat loss of life also in this battle and the Irish Princes must have won as they eventually reached Kinsale.
- Collector
- Richard O' Neill
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Passage West, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Henriques
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Marina View, Co. Cork
