School: Árd-achadh (roll number 17098)
- Location:
- Ardagh, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Liam Ó Coinne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0148, Page 204
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- (continued from previous page)hands. He could put the pencil between his toes and he could write with it. My father saw him doing these things.
- A man named Matthew Melvin died about a year ago. He was a Fenian, and he lived in Ballycrooney House, Dereens, Ballina, Co. Mayo.
He took an active part in politics from his earliest days. He became a Fenian in the early eighties of the last century. He took a big part in organising and drilling.
It is reliably said that there was a spy named Colman in their ranks who was a gamekeeper in Newtown at(continues on next page) - Collector
- Bhincent Ó Baoighill
- Other names
- Bhincent Ó Baoighill
- Vincent O' Boyle
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rathbal, Co. Mayo
- Informant
- John Knox
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockduff, Co. Mayo
