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School: Áthán (B.), Lios na Groighe (roll number 14173)

Location:
Ahane, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Seán Ó Héalaithe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0523, Page 319

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    Local Happenings.
    The Mountshannon was burned by the Irish Republic in 1922.
    Our hay was burned by the black and tans in 1920. The conflagrations was seen by neighbours, who ran to quench it and shots were fired over their heads by the tans from Thornfield wood where they went after setting fire to the hay.
    The neighbours did not heed their shots, they quenched the fire but conciderable damage was done to the hay as an amount of it was burned. Lord Masseys Mansion in Hermitage Castleconnell was burned by the Irish Republic in 1922.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Moloney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockbrack East, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Con Moloney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockbrack East, Co. Limerick