School: Ballyhack Convent
- Location:
- Ballyhack, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: An tSr Treasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0874, Page 152
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- (continued from previous page)Passage under the King's customs and the Harbour authorities. Needless to say in the dark and evil days of 98 no Papist nor any man possessing a taint of National sentiment, could ever hope to fill any one of these positions. The Beresfords ruled Ireland with the bloody lash and the triangle. They held all the official patronage of the Port of Waterford, in the hollow of their hands.The customs officers and the pilots at Passage reflected the true Beresfordian spirit in an (-) degree they acted like blood-hounds in hunting down the unfortunate victims of government vengeance. There were many sympathisers with the patriot party among the merchant class in the city of Waterford, who used to work up and plan their(continues on next page)
