School: Scoil na mBráthar (roll number 16739)
- Location:
- Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: An Br. M.N. Mac Oireachtaigh
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Stories, Songs and Ballads of '98 (continued)
“There are a lot of songs, stories and ballads told about 1798.”
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“Another great battle during the '98 insurrections was the attacks on Enniscorthy.”
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Another great battle during the '98 insurrection was the attack on Enniscorthy. The town was well fortified but the Irish saw a way of getting in. They went into a field where there were many bullocks. These they drove out on the road. They stuck their pikes in the bullocks making them run at a very quick pace. The bullocks fearing the pikes charged at the fortification, breaking it open. This enabled the Irish to pass through.Written by : Eamon Devereux
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