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School: Taghmon (roll number 1762)

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Taghmon, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
John J. Kelly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0883, Page 257

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    “About a 140 years ago there lived in the parish of Taghmon a man whose name was Thomas Murphy.”

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    About a 140 years ago there lived in the parish of Taghmon a man whose name was Thomas Murphy.
    He was a brave man and very skillful with a pike and he was an officer, in the rebel army.
    One day when the yoemen were marching from Foulksmills to Taghmon, they saw coming towards them an army of rebels under the command of Father Philip Roche. The yoemen got behind a ditch for protection. But Father Philip Roche was a good commander and he divided his army into two groups. He put Thomas Murphy to command one and he commanded the other himself.
    Then they made a rush on the yoemen. One
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. 1798 (~642)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Lennon
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    John Cooper
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Taghmon, Co. Wexford