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School: Cill Cruain (C) (roll number 11187)

Location:
Ballyglass South, Co. Galway
Teachers:
Brighid Ní Náradaigh Cáit Bean Uí Standúin
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    sword in hand. Brown commanded Tobin in the king's name to stand aside and allow him to pass. Tobin defied him and said, he could call, in five minutes more soldiers to defend the bridge than Brown could do in five hours. Brown defied him to do so . Mick blew his whistle and up jumps volunteers from behind ditches, hedges, and walls. Brown begged for mercy and his life which Tobin granted on condition that Brown returned home and never come this way again.
    After this Tobin left the district. The grave of his father John Tobin is in Kilcroan graveyard.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kitty Griffin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bracklagh, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Miss K. Hurley
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    32
    Address
    Corlackan, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Mrs M. Griffin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Bracklagh, Co. Galway