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School: Tuairín Chathail (B.) (roll number 10392)

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Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry
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Diarmuid Ó Cróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0452, Page 315

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    (Kerry) and houses along the station were badly damaged.
    The windows of the train were broken to pieces.
    When the news reached Killarney a troop train came to Headford for the dead soldiers, whom they took with them, and on their way to Killarney they were ambushed again but lost no men on either side. They also took with them the commander of the IRA who was not given to his people for some days.
    There was a song composed about it.
    Patrick Cronin,
    Reaboy
    Gneeveguilla
    Rathmore
    Co. Kerry
    Mrs. Michael Cronin
    Reaboy
    Gneeveguilla
    Rathmore
    Co. Kerry
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. War of Independence (~9)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Cronin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Reaboy, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs Michael Cronin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    67
    Address
    Reaboy, Co. Kerry