Scoil: Piltown (B.) (uimhir rolla 6189)

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1. The Battle of Carrickshock

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   Mr. Treacy was the leader of the men who rose out in Carrick-Shock. Why they rose out was, the Irish farmers had to pay very heavy tithes. If they had five cows they would have to pay the price of one cow every year. The police gathered the tithes in Hugginstown every year. All the people had to go there.
   They did not want to pay them. They planned a rebellion. All the people gathered at Carrick-Shock. They all got ready. They rang the church bell with all their might. They gathered over sixty police. They kept on ringing and ringing until they had all the police gathered. Then some of the police got angry. They ran after the people. Some of the people ran down a narrow boreen. The police followed them. When they had all the police into the boreen they attacked them. Mr. Treacy said:-

   "Come on my boys,
   Lord and fire,
   Death or down tithes be the charge."

   They attacked them with sprongs and pikes and the women used sticks, sweeping

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   Tras-scríofa ag duine dár meitheal tras-scríbhneoirí deonacha.

   Stair Athraigh

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Cecil Roche

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Aois

   13

   Seoladh

   Baile an Phoill, Co. Chill Chainnigh

   Faisnéiseoir

   Mrs Mary Ryan

   Inscne

   Baineann

   Aois

   41

   Gairm bheatha

   Labourer's wife (Léirítear teidil na ngairmeacha i mBailiúchán na Scol sa bhunteanga inar cláraíodh iad)

   Seoladh

   Tiobra Fhachna, Co. Chill Chainnigh