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School: An Clochán (B)

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Clifden, Co. Galway
Teacher:
An Br. Angelo Mac Shámhais
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0004, Page 261

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    About sixteen or seventeen years ago the Irish Free State soldiers occupied Clifden and The Rebels were trying to drive then out of it. The Rebels occupied Letterfrack barracks and there were iron shutters on the windows of Letterfrack barracks.
    The Rebels thought of an idea and this is what they decided to do. To get the steel shutters from the Letterfrack barracks and to put them oba car so it would be bullet-proof. One morning the home made armoured car came rattling into Clifden and stopped outside Clifden barracks
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Joyce
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs P. K. Joyce
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Clifden, Co. Galway