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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Béal Átha na Sluagh

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Ballinasloe, Co. Galway
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Sr. M. Oiliféar
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    5. In Ballinasloe on the road between the town and the station road, there is a statue of Lord Clancarty. It is made of pure copper. In 1921 or 1922 the head of this statue was blown off by Jack Keogh, Deerpark, Ballinasloe, who was one of the Local Company of the I.R.A. He was accompanied by a couple of his comrades. That night the head of Lord Clancarty was taken to Mr. Edward Rothwell's shop in Dunlo St., and thrown through the window along with a handgrenade which shuck the building badly. The head of the statue remains in Mr. Rothwell's possession since.
    Got from,
    Mr. J. H. Ward,
    Water Works,
    Derrymullin,
    Ballinasloe.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    2. objects
      1. clothing and accessories (~2,403)
        1. accessories (~307)
    3. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr J. H. Ward
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derrymullan, Co. Galway