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School: Abbeytown Convent N.S. (roll number 15043)

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Boyle, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
Sr. M. Columbanus
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0236, Page 068

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    A wide known boxer of a hundred years ago was Ned Downes, a native of Ballinafad, three miles north of Boyle. This man had a son in the British Army in Enniskillen. One of the members, an English man, continually beat and flogged the Irish members. Mr. Downes sent word to his father, of the torture and persecutions he had to endure. Ned Downes, at once, set out for Enniskillen, and challenged the Englishman. He, because of his strength scorned the challenge. The fight was settled for nine o'clock for the following morning. Downes knocked out his opponent, who fled to England after being dismissed from the Army.
    William Mul Ganly also of Ballinafad challenged John Beirne of Rinnabull, five miles north of Boyle, also a boxer. In the end both of them were "quits" and the side-wall
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty O' Reilly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Boyle, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Mr B. Mc Hugh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Boyle, Co. Roscommon