School: Baile Meadhonach (roll number 10675)
- Location:
- Ballymanagh, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Micheal Ó Raghallaigh
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- (continued from previous page)Galway and convicted. His death sentence was to be hanged on the hill of Seefin. He was the only man ever known to sit on his own coffin coming from Galway. He was surrounded by the British soldiers. On his was from Galway he was offered help. The Fenians were at Iscer Cleran's cross and told Daly they would save him but Daly begged of them not to interfere as they would be hundreds of lives lost if they interfered. This army of Fenians was lead by Thomas Donohue, Greenhouse, Craughwell.
The British soldiers offered Daly money and drink and food if he turned a traitor to his country. When the scaffold was erected thousands of people gathered for miles around the hill(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen Dolan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carnanthomas, Co. Galway
- Informant
- Stephen Donohoe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carnanthomas, Co. Galway
