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School: Loch gCarman (Christian Bros.)

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Wexford, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Br. Ó Héilighe
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  1. The Death of Cromwell's Six Soldiers

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    When Cromwell captured Wexford, he told six of his men to go out of the town for a couple of mile and kill every Catholic they found
    They found a boy about a half mile outside the town, but before killing him, they forced him to tell them where there were Catholics living.
    He told them and then they killed him.
    Off they went + the first house they were told of, they knocked at the door. There was an old women and an old man inside but they had no mercy for them. They killed the two of them + then they marched off to the next house.
    They had to pass by some rocks which were thirty feet in
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      1. historical persons (~5,068)
        1. Cromwell (~315)
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        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martin Roice
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Wexford, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mrs Cullen
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    79
    Address
    Barntown, Co. Wexford