School: Grianán (roll number 13178)

Location:
Greenans, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Máiréad Bean Uí Riagáin
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    direction we will be blown to pieces" Then they went through Seanbaile and when the other soldier came out of the house he thought that his comrades were on the same rood. He kept going till he came near the big machine gun. Then the red coats fired on him and a big cannon ball struck him and blew him to pieces and the old people say that the butter milk which he drank in Greenan was scattered on the road after he was killed.
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    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. 1798 (~642)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martin Timlin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gort, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Pat Chambers
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    73
    Address
    Greenans, Co. Mayo