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School: Johnstown, Arklow

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Johnstown Lower, Co. Wicklow
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Nelly Bolger
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0923, Page 010

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    Historical Tradition
    When the pike-men were marching to the battle of Arklow in '98 they camped in a field near my house in Ballykilty. People still show the field. The pike-men stopped and had refreshments in a house called Smiths in Coolgreany. Smiths do not now live in that house but the house is still there. A battle was fought in Sleighduff in '98.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Cairbre Ó Lionáin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Tomás Mac Feiritéir
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80