124:(Shillelagh, or sometimes referred to as the Carnew or Coolatin-) Cavalry, under the command of Captain Wainwright, had been driven back by rebels in the afternoon. This detachment subsequently set upon the rebel mass at the Battle of Kilthomas proper. From a combined approach to the sources, it seems that the aforementioned units, along with the units out of Carnew, fought piecemeal actions over the course of the day.
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at the Ferns/Camolin side of
Kilthomas had met in a large body prior to the engagement, with Wheeler listing the 'Camolin Cavalry..., the Enniscorthy and Healthfield Yeoman Cavalry '. George Taylor indicates the Scarawalsh infantry under the command of Captain Cornock, in this group. Around the same
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on their way to the house of a suspected rebel. They burned the suspect's dwelling but, returning empty-handed, they encountered Fr. Murphy's band again. The patrol were pushing their way through when a skirmish began in which they lost two of their number, the rest fleeing with news of the killings.
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Catholic churches in the process. This account would fit the description given by
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In respect of
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It would appear that on the morning of 28 May 1798 this group met with the Oulart Rebels (who encamped at
Carrigrew), on their march towards Scarawalsh Bridge, from where the combined force paused at Ballyorrill, before attacking the town of Enniscorthy that afternoon.
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