School: Newtownbarry (B.) (roll number 3633)
- Location:
- Bunclody, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Bháitear Ua Giollarnath
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- 185Historical Tradition
Although Bunclody figured in the rising of ninety-eight there is not much local knowledge about it.
There is a haggart in Ballyrubbock, Kilrush called "Gow's Haggart." A smith called "Gomaras the Gow." lived there. He made pikes for the people of Kilrush and Bolinrush in ninety-eight. When the yoemen would come he would hide the pikes in the bellows and get a broken pot hook. Then he would say " Blow, Bessy, till I mend your pot-hooks." The yoemen never found out that he made the pikes.From Felix Kavanagh, Gurteen, Bunclody.
- The Laundry, on Chapel Road, (Hill) was a yoemen's barracks in ninety-eight. Chapel Hill was called Bunker's Hill. The principle part of the fighting at Bunclody was done at Bunker's Hill.
From G. Morrissey, Ryland Rd., Bunclody. - Informant
- G. Morrissey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Bunclody, Co. Wexford
- The yoemen camped in Bowlie's Field, Bolinrush. There were people hiding in bushes two fields away. There was a child, who used to be always crying, with them. They had to choke the child or the yoemen would have heard it crying.
From
F. Kavanagh Gurteen, Bunclody.
