School: Coillte Craobhacha, Drumlish (roll number 15108)
- Location:
- Coillte Craobhacha, Co. an Longfoirt
- Teacher: S. Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0758, Page 330
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- (continued from previous page)Intrepid Blake rode foremost in the van
Proud of his country and bold allies.
Faults he had some, but all in all a man
He sought the glittering goal the patriot's prize.
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But dark despair struck hard at freedom's sons.
As roused they from their bivouac at Cloone,
To find the iron harness of the guns.
Had vanished from beneath the moon.
- James McKenna, Peter McLiney, Pat Ward, Master Grifith, Andrew Duriss, Terence Smith, Peter Grimies, Pat Donnelly, Peter Donnelly, John McNamee, Peter Grifith, Pat Furey, Barney Hughes and William Dolan became famous heroues at the Battle of Ballinamuck, and they fought with pikes, in 1798.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Lizzie Cassidy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Fardromainn, Co. an Longfoirt
- Informant
- Paddy Dolan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 85
- Address
- Coillte Craobhacha, Co. an Longfoirt
