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School: Dunamaggin, Thomastown (roll number 6890)

Location:
Dunnamaggan, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Pól Mac Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0853, Page 027

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  1. A Local Happening

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    In the year 1921 during the Black and Tan terro therer was a column of fifty volunteers in this locality, and the police often tried to arrest the leaders.
    A certain District Inspector was very active and the volunteers seized his motor car by night, took it down to the bogs of Ballintea and burned it near an old rath.
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Wallace
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballintee, Co. Kilkenny