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1. The Eviction of Pat McGrath, Moyasta July 1888

   

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   In the morning of the eviction, July 1888, seven hundred soldiers came from Kilrush. In every house there used to be a pot of porridge ready for to scald them when they would go in. But the soldiers used to go on top of the chimney and let down a big stone and break the pot.
   But McGrath was prepared for them. He had a furze bush on top of the chimney so the soldiers could not break the pot. When they were coming in the morning they saw the bush and one of them said "The cross of the Lord is on top of the chimney to day". When they landed in the street (when the street) they took out the battering ram and left it on the street.
   They started to drive it against the house but before they had a gap made in the wall they had a hundred and fifteen pucks hit at the wall. Then all the soldiers rushed in but McGrath kept them out with

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   Stair Athraigh

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Stephen Galvin

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Aois

   14

   Seoladh

   Maigh Sheasta, Co. an Chláir

   Faisnéiseoir

   Fox

   Ainmneacha eile

   Fox (ainm áitiúil)

   Michael Mahoney

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Aois

   79

   Seoladh

   Maigh Sheasta, Co. an Chláir