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School: Tír na Sligeach (B.) (Tiernasligo) (roll number 16107)

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Tirnasligo, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
Seán Ó Dochartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1122, Page 14

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  1. The Bhaile-Coats of Iorrus

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    The Bhaile-Coats of Iorrus
    We often hear the old people of Urris talking about the bhaile-coats and this is their history.
    About sixty years ago there was trouble in Derry between the Protestants and the Catholics. The Orangemen were giving the Catholics a hard time and many Catholics lost their lives.
    The Orangemen wanted the place for themselves and to make it a Protestant city. There were places in Derry where a Catholic dare not put his foot. News spread through the city that the Catholics were going to be massacred and immediately it spread all over Donegal. When the news arrived here in Urris forty of the brave Urrismen prepared to march into Derry. The men from Fanad came across in boats and joined the Urrismen at lab-na-glaise. My grandfather was one
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Josep Mhac Lochlainn
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Letter, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Micheál Mhac Lochlainn
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Letter, Co. Donegal