School: Scoil an Chlochair, Dún Bleisce (roll number 14625)
- Location:
- Doon, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: An tSr. Regis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0519, Page 218
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- Patrick Sarsfield to the present day is still to be remembered as one of Ireland's greatest heroes. To the present day he is still to be remembered for the brave and couragous deed he did to help the Irish. When the English were besieging Limerick a train of ammunition was one night on its way to Ballyneaty for to help the English. Sarsfield got word of this before hand.
He at one got ready for the journey. Galloping O'Hogan was the leader of the army on the journey. It is believed that they rested for a night near Carnahalla on a hill called Cnoc-Na-bfear or the hill of the men. Traces of his camp fire are still to be found and even old horse-shoes are often found. For the final dash to Ballyneaty Sarsfield re-adjusted the shoes of his(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Guerin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cappagh White, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr Guerin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cappagh White, Co. Tipperary
