School: Tír-Dhá-Ghlas (Terryglass)
- Location:
- Terryglass, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Seán Ó Gliasáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0530, Page 408
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“When the Danes had well established themselves in Ireland they kept a large fleet of boats on Lough Derg.”
When the Danes had well established themselves in Ireland they kept a large fleet of boats on Lough Derg. As they had settled in Connaught they joined the men of this province in their battles against the men of Ormond. The battles were fought between Terryglass and Carrigahorig, a distance of two miles. The latter place - Carraig a Comairc - the rock of the conflict received(continues on next page)