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School: Killyon (roll number 7120)

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Killyon, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Brighid, Bean Uí Fithceallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0692, Page 470

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  1. Ribbandism (continued)

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  2. Story of How Ribbandism Was Put Down in Meath and Westmeath

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    One night a landlady named Miss Busby was coming home to Jigginstown with rent she had collected. She was waylaid by the Ribbandmen near Ballinaskeagh. They shot and wounded her and searched the carriage but they couldn't find the money as she had it hid under the foot mat. The coachman got a blunderbus and fired as they were crossing the hedge and wounded one of them on the hip. As
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