School: Damastown (roll number 12327)

Location:
Damastown, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
Delia Wilson
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    and that was his difficulty. The game started at nine o'clock and proceeded on to eleven with the man still outside watching.
    When one of the women suggested preparing some tea, all scattered around leaving poor Reynolds the target. When the opportunity offered the man fired and Reynolds fell riddled with shot
    A ballad of the times says:-
    It was in chill November,
    The night was cold and dark,
    When he tipped back to Tipperary,
    When he had taken down his mark.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Margie Fagan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kinoud, Co. Dublin