School: Killyfargy
- Location:
- Killyfargy, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: B. Ó Mórdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0947, Page 094
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - There were never many Fenians around here because there was another society here called "The Ribbonmen" and these never let the Fenians go ahead. The principal Ribbonman here was James Mc.Cabe - probably from Manorwaterhouse (writer's note)
- The school teacher used to go about from house to house teaching in one place for about 3 weeks. Pat Morris had a little shop and also a school. There were piles of stones and round timber resting on these for desks. He himself could write very well.
- Pat Maguire (grandfather of the narrator on his mother's side - he was probably from Clonmackin {near Clontivern} - the narrator {1938} has their farm now) was the captain of the United Irishmen around here. He marched to Lisburn and the journey took him 3 weeks. {the narrator here mentioned that Maguire was courtmartialled eleven times and escaped each time but that is rather doubtful} He with his soldiers marched to Lisburn and slept there. He was then told to watch a certain pass. He drew up his men and had just fixed the pikemen when the English cavalry came and a battle took place. The English were not able to pass but they got by another pass. Before the battle commenced my grandfather spoke to his men in Irish and English. He told the Catholics to invoke the Blessed Virgin and six men only, knelt down to pray(continues on next page)
