School: Clanna Caoilte (B.) (roll number 12286)

Location:
Clonakilty, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Ss. Ó Síthe
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    Ross, rest all the following day come fresh for the attach the following night, and be fit to protect ourselves after smashing the barracks, in the event of our meeting reinforcements of British military and Auxiliaries.

    Burgatia House.
    We arrived about 3.30 a.m. at the house of one Thomas Kingston J. P., a large farmer and good British supporter. Kingston was openly hostile to the I. R. A. and was very much in touch with the British. Actually at that time, when motor were scares, he used volunteers to drive the police mails to Clonakilty, to prevent the possibility of their capture by the I. R. A. who had many times raided the mails on that route, his house was situated about one mile from Rosscarbery, on the Clonakilty road, and about 200 yards up an avenue from the road.
    The house was surrounded and Kingston was called. On being informed that it was the I. R. A. who were seeking
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr Jack Corkerry
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Bandon, Co. Cork