1798 (June 20) Battle of Ballynahinch - Eyewitness'
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1798 (June 20) Battle of Ballynahinch - Eyewitness's Letter; A Graphic Account Of The Mayhem, manuscript, 4 pages, , 30 by 18cm., 12 by 7in. "the insurgents was routed"In this letter James Larkin gives his brother Charles a graphic account of his experiences, the imprisonment of himself, and the murder of their father in bed, during the Battle of Ballynahinch, which had taken place a week earlier: " the town of Ballynahinch is greatly demolished and burnt to ashes. The battle commenced at about seven o'clock in the afternoon of the 12th and was finished at six o'clock on the 13th June morning, the insurgents was routed."A rare eyewitness account posted within days of the events.
Medium: manuscript, 4 pages
Medium: manuscript, 4 pages
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1798 (June 20) Battle of Ballynahinch - Eyewitness'
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