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School: Owning Convent (roll number 16430)

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Owning, Co. Kilkenny
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Sr. M. Bernadette
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0844, Page 126

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    hatred of Catholicity and the grasping and grinding landlordism of the Ascendancy classes. The men were tried at Piltown, and of course covicted, and sentenced to death. The news got out that they were to be conveyed to Kilkenny Gaol - by road of course, as this was long befor the time of railways. A large body of men from Kilmacow and the surrounding parishes assembled and determined to rescue the prisoners from the military. Amongst those who assembled for the rescue were: Walsh of Dangan, Scurry of Knockhouse, Kelly and Tobin of Ballynaboley, Aylward of Buckstown, and Darmody of Corbally. They got a coffin, and having placed a weighty limestone wrapped in straw, they nailed on the lid and
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maggie Nolan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Garryduff, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    Mr E. V. Drea
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Ballyhale, Co. Kilkenny