School: Cnoc na Biolaraighe
- Location:
- Watergrasshill, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Dll. Mac Carrthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0382, Page 020
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- (continued from previous page)ordered to fire, but they fired in the air. Ahern ordered the crowd to rush them that they only had powder but military fired another volley, some of them into the crowd with the result that the Widow Ryan's son was killed and someothers also and a good man wounded. The people then ran for shelter that ended the battle of Gortrue but it also ended the collection of tithes in the district. An inquest was held on th bodies of those killed in the battle of Gortrue in Rathcormac.
This inquest lasted for several weeks as there was a large number of witnesses to be examined.
The verdict returned at this request by the was wilful murder against Ryder. Collis and Bagdely[?] Collis being the police officer and Bagdely the Military Officer. Daniel O Connell the Liberator intended getting those men tried for their lives but the case fell through, Mrs Ryan refusing to swear on the accused.
- Collector
- Mary Sarsfield
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Skahanagh South, Co. Cork
- Informant
- James Donovan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 60
- Address
- Terramount, Co. Cork
