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School: Gort na Mara (Seafield) (roll number 11565)

Location:
Donaghintraine, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Ghathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0168, Page 166

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    In 1867 Miss Kivlehan remembers seeing "Erin's Hope" land in Sligo Bay to help the Fenians. Spies went round and the government was ready to arrest them. Some men went out in a boat to tell them of it. They turned and went round to Waterford. When they landed the pirates spied. They were all arrested, taken to Sligo and tried. Two of them were set free, General Halpin and Fitzgibbons who were American citizens on condition that they should never enter the country again.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    T. Tiernan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Miss B. Kivlehan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Camea, Co. Tipperary