School: Cloonmorris (roll number 12496)
- Location:
- Cloonmorris, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Michael J. Conboy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0219, Page 114
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“A barrel of an old gun, which was used in fighting at Ballinamuck, 1798...”
(continued from previous page)& he brought it home & I think he has it yet.
- It being on th 2nd April in the year of '78,
I hope the youths of Ireland, shall keep memory of the date,
His landlord said that morning
"Come put the horses to,"
Not fearing that, an untimely end so
long to him was due,
"My lord I feal most terrified".
poor Makem he did say.
My heart it has foretold we'll meet
Rory on the way,
And if by chance we'll meet with him,
no longer we'll survive,
Bad landlords in particular he won't(continues on next page) - Collector
- Bridie Beirne
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Cloonmorris, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Peter Mc Donald
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 35
- Address
- Tomisky, Co. Longford
