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thatched houses, creating great concern within the defenders ranks, and a retreat into the town's streets. After sustained house to house fighting, the troops defending the gate withdrew to a stone bridge over the River Slaney. A determined defence lasted for about three hours, the loyalist forces had expended their ammunition. Meanwhile at the bridge, a young rebel leader, Thomas
Synnott, had waded across the Slaney at Blackstoops, above the town, and had put in a serious fight against the North Corks at the bridge. After having driven all the rebels out of town they were ordered to abandon the town and withdraw to
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Slaney. The initial approach to the town by the rebels consisted of a 200 strong corps of men armed with muskets, who proceeded down the centre, flanked each side by a corps of pikes. This attack was driven back by sustained army and loyalist musket fire and by the Yeoman
Cavalry, forcing the rebels to hide behind the ditches. At this moment is it suggested that Fr John Murphy recommended that the cattle being herded at the rear be brought forward, and used in place of a heavy cavalry charge.
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Ferns villages. This facilitated further consolidation of rebels in the western parishes of County
Wexford. This group then crossed the Slaney at the bridge of Scarawalsh, and rested on the hill of Ballyorrill, Marshalstown. This stop was to facilitate a breather and allow those behind to catch up. Further pikemen joined the rebels here from the parishes on the west bank of the Slaney.
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Following the victory at Oulart Hill on Sunday 27 May, Fr Murphy lead his rebels to the western slopes of
Carrigrew Hill, Camolin, where they camped for the night. On the morning of 28 May 1798 the rebels departed their encampment early in the morning and marched in a circuitous route via Camolin and
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suggests that "…thirty or forty of the youngest and wildest of the cattle brought from the rear of his column, goaded on by some hundreds of brave, decided pikemen…" rushed at the lines of infantry outside the Duffry Gate. This coincided with rebels within the suburbs of the town setting fire to
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