School: Borrisoleigh, Glenkeen (roll number 590)
- Location:
- Buiríos Ó Luigheach, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Teacher: Tomás de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0545, Page 090
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- (continued from previous page)ambushing. They were after hiding in the neighbouring houses. But they always escaped.
- My district has been connected with some Irish movements. It is connected with the Penal' Day's with the Famine of 1847 with the land War and it is also connected with the Fenians the people joined them, and in the time of the Land War they refused to pay their rent's. During the Famine lot of people died with hunger Cromwell never visited the district, but it is said he passed through[?] Borrisoleigh. There is no stories told(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Stapleton
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gort an Fheadáin, Co. Thiobraid Árann
- Informant
- Joe Fogarty
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Gort an Fheadáin, Co. Thiobraid Árann
