School: Aill
- Location:
- Ayle, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Donnabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0578, Page 112
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- Peter Horgan, a native of Ayle, wrote the following poem in connection with the evictions at Castletown
Castletown is about 3 miles from this school. Hehir was the landlord and Braddel the agent. Braddel was afterwards shot in Dobbin's Hotel Tipperary by the famour Michael (Mick) Hayes
Hayes was paying a portion of the rent. Braddel refused to take it when he had not. The full amount; whereupon Hayes exclaimed "If you don't take that take this," and shot him instantlyCastletown Eviction
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You muses divine come and aid me
As I have been dreaming all night
Of the late victory gained by the people
Whose praises I'm going to -
Whose name did not fail in the battle
The English red flag they pulled down(continues on next page)
