This Day in History Entry #290
August 27th, 2014 by Wordsman
Through the wilds to Castlebar take
Humbert’s boys beat the pants off of Lake
To the races they flew
And though ’twas quite a coup
One win’d not a free Ireland make
Event: Combined Irish and French forces defeat the British in the Battle of Castlebar
Year: 1798
Learn more: Battle of Castlebar
Irish Rebellion of 1798
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August 28th, 2014 at 8:35 am
Been there, but it was hard to find many traces of the Races. Ballinamuck is where you want to go to get a feel for the history of “The Year of the French.”
August 31st, 2014 at 12:34 pm
Trying to rhyme with Ballinamuck seemed risky.
September 3rd, 2014 at 9:01 am
“Call in a duck”?