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School: Clonfinlough, Athlone

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Clonfinlough, Co. Offaly
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E. Ní Mhionacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0812, Page 233

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    One day Cromwell and his soldiers came down the Shannon in a boat to Clonmacnois. They went into Maw Coghlan's church, and stole the bells that used to call the people to mass. As they were going home they fell out and beat each other they killed one man and threw him out into the water and the water is red to this day where the row was.
    Mary Angela Kelly,
    Clongowney,
    Athlone,
    Age 14 years.
    This story was told to me by my grandfather Peter Kelly who died Nov. the 11th 1912 aged 70 years
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
        1. Cromwell (~315)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Angela Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    14
    Address
    Clongawny, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Peter Kelly
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Male