School: Sráid na Cathrach (B.) (roll number 8850)
- Location:
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Briain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0622, Page 405
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- (continued from previous page)was the account of the sacking of Balbriggan by Crown forces as a reprisal for an attack on Crown Forces: Trim was the first in Ireland, Miltown Malbay was the second.
At about eleven oclock that night police and military came from the barracks out into the street fully armed and carrying petrol cans: They broke into O Neill's house in the Main Street and set fire to it: They then broke into Roche's house spilled petrol all round and bombed it to set it on fire: Next they set fire to Collins's house: They then went through the town smashing windows and firing shots into the houses: The windows in practically every house in the village were riddled.
With bullets they broke into public houses and stole all the drink they could carry: They took goods from every kind of shop and stored them in the barracks: At about four oclock in the morning Miltown was getting quiet again when lorries of Black and tans arrived from Lahinch: They had(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Martin Morrissey
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- John Fitzpatrick
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 44
- Address
- Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
