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School: Castlebridge (C.) (roll number 16382)

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Castlebridge, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Mrs E. Shortall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0884, Page 048

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  1. Yalla Madge in the 1798 Insurrection (continued)

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    away to France she was one day surprised by the yoemen coming to search for her in this farmers place.
    She thought to get out into the fields and hide herself and the baby but fortunately a workman seeing she could not possibly escape that way pushed her into a barn and drove in a sow and litter of young pigs after her.
    The soldiers did not bother searching the barn for her when they saw the pigs and they went on to search the dwelling house for her but as
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    George Dixon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    41
    Informant
    Nancy O' Connor
    Gender
    Female