School: Drumloughan (Dromlachan) (roll number 15665)
- Location:
- Sunnagh More, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Peadar Mac Giolla Choinnigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0221, Page 085
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- (continued from previous page)were burning out this area and were going on to do the same in Augharas and Carrigallen. But the 3 families that I've told you of the MGuires, the ONeills and the Kilbrides joined these forces together and getting some local help the fell on the soldiers as they were passing through Ballyknocktan and not one of them escaped. You see it was a grand place for an ambush. The Irish were up on the hills and they swept down on Cromwell's soldiers on all sides.
And now while we are talking of bloodshed I'll tell you of the meanest deed of all that was ever done in Ballyknocktan. The killing of a poor wounded croppy coming home from the battle of Ballinamuck. His name was ORourke and he came from Garadice near Ballinamore. Both himself and his father fought at Ballinamuck. HIs father was killed and he was wounded. The boys sister followed the father and brother to the battle. Yon know there was a power of girls and women at the battle. Some of them went to camp food and others went(continues on next page)
- Collector
- P. Mac Giolla Choinnigh
- Gender
- Male
