School: Gaigue (B.), Ballinamuck (roll number 13305)

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1. A Story of 98 (continued)

   

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   but Magee seized a strong chair in his left hand and a peutre measure in his right throwing off the slashes and stabs of his enemy. He laid them low and finding the door locked to prevent his escape and having killed his enemy he wiped the sweat and blood from his face. He collected the swords and pistols and throwing them out the window followed. While other soldiers were trying to force the door on him he got all the swords and mounting one of the troopers horses galloped off to Ballinamuck so that his enemy could not catch him. He rode down to Cloone in Co Leitrim where he met his comrades Humbert army and two days later was made prisioner and hanged.
   When his ammuinition ran scarce at the battle he fed his cannon with broken pots and pans causing deadly

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   Topics

   1. am
      1. tréimhsí staire sonracha (~25)
         1. 1798 (~642)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Francis Brady

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Cruadhromainn, Co. an Longfoirt

   Informant

   John Brady

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   72