School: Presentation Convent, Carraig na Siúire (roll number 11872)
- Location:
- Carrick-on-Suir, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Na Siúracha
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- (continued from previous page)own faces. The Irish fought with undoubled bravery to the very gates of the town which they set on fire and burned to the ground. Behind each entrance however great piles of stone had been raised for the double purpose of strengthening the gates and also it would appear for economising amunition.
Down came the loose barricades chauching many of the besiegers while the troops from within "pelted" off the rest with considerable loss of life.
Upward of 1000 of Lord Inchiquin's men were slain in that ill conceited attack.
In 1664 the duke of Ormonde received a patent from Charles II to hold a Manor Court at Carrick in which any sum not exceeding £10 might be recovered. Proceedings in this court were after a time discontinued but in 1812 the Marquis of Ormonde appointed Jon Wogan Esq. Solicitor Seneshall for a few year since when it fell into abeyance.(continues on next page)
