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School: Béal an Átha Móir (C.) (roll number 13614)

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Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
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An tSr. Áthracht
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0225, Page 013

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    on Octobar 3rd 1691, after fourteen months siege during which time the Williamite army had beaten off three times, the conditions of surrender were signed, comprising forty-two articles, giving Catholics complete religious liberty and as perfect freedom as is enjoyed by any citizens, in any country, at the present day. These conditions were the price of their bravery, a price which they enforced. Three days after the "Articles" were signed the French Fleet sailed up the Shannon to help the Irish, but Ireland's faith was pledged and kept. The Irish soldiers marched out of Limerick with all the honours of war, drums beating and colours flying. 19,025 Irish soldiers sailed away with the French Fleet to fight under foreign flags. Scarcely had the Irish soldiers landed in France when the treaty was broken. The British
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Alice Mulvihill
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim
    Informant
    Mr J.L. Mulvihill
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim