In 1846 a large detachment of soldiers along with police descended on Ballinglass, Co. Galway, a village of 61 houses. Three people were forced to give up their belongings and their homes were demolished. That night they slept in the ruins but the following day, they were forced out and the foundations burned. The landlord Mrs. Gerard wanted to turn this land into a grazing farm.
Ballinglass, Co. Galway, Attack – 1846
Mar 15th, 2014 by admin