School: Clongeen (roll number 4652)
- Location:
- Clongeen, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Brian Ó Broin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 356
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- (continued from previous page)Fitzhenry by name reputed to be a crack marksman spied him as he galloped back and forth but owing to the fact that the trees along the Green Road were so thick he could not get a line on the ride. He succeeded however in shooting the horse from under him.
- The above Fitzhenry was a smith and worked his forge at the Xroads near the Rectory in Horetown. He of course made "Pikes."
One day while he had 2 Pikes in the fire a troop of Yeomen dashed up - he hastily plunged the Pikes up the chimney where he had a hiding place + dropped two harrow pens in the fire.
When questioned what the roaring fire was for he replied of course that he was making "harrow-pens". Luckily they did not search his forge too keenly as he had over a dozen pikes hidden in the forge at the same time.
To prove his dexterity of aim he split a bullet in two off the side of a bayonet placed in the wall at a distance of twenty five yards. - Collector
- Phil Bishop
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Haresmead, Co. Wexford
