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School: Ballyhurst, Tipperary (roll number 4562)

Location:
Baile Hoiste, Co. Thiobraid Árann
Teacher:
Stás, Bean Uí Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0579, Page 120

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    leads to a fort on the North East of the School.
    (Map Sketch)
    Cellar / 3/4 mile / Fort
    1/2 mile / 1/4 mile
    School
    At this Fort there was a skirmish in the Fenian rising 1867 when about 2000 Fenians under General Thos. F. Burke were attacked by 31st Regiment. They also say that the Fenians made use of the underground passage to the cellar.

    A boy attending school Willie Crowe has the blade of a bayonet used by a relative of his in the Fenian rising and found hidden in a thatch of a derelict house a few years ago.
    A pond just outside the School playground is said to hold some of the pikes used in the Fenian Rising.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mrs Flynn
    Gender
    Female
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Informant
    Ed Honan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    16
    Address
    Baile Hoiste, Co. Thiobraid Árann