School: Ballinagh (C.)
- Location:
- Bellananagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: M. Ní Chonchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0990, Page 212
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- Many a fierce battle was fought, many a noble-man des, all for the sake to free Ireland.
Not far from Ballinagh is the townland of Drumheel.
Nowadays it is not an important place, but this was not the case years ago.
In the year 1872 a great battle took place here, when the English army invaded this country.
The persecuted the Irish people so much that they rose in rebellion they rose then, they fought a great battle but at lenght they were defeated like many other battles.
Many Irish soldiers were killed and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Daly
- Gender
- Female
