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| When General Humbert stopped in Swinford he sent his army out to houses around Swinford to gather food and things they would need for their journey. They took such things as horses, whiskey, saddles, cattle, linen, etc. They took the gates off the entrance to Brabazon's house to use as a barbeque for roasting cattle and sheep.The next year, the goverment sent out men to check to see what the people around Swinford had lost to General Humbert's army. The Goverment only compensated those people who were loyal to the English King. |
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| On Monday September 3rd, General Humbert and his army marched from Castlebar to Sligo. They had defeated the Redcoats in Castlebar. They stopped in Swinford on their way to Sligo. General Humbert and his army had dinner in Anthony Corley's hotel. This was where "The Hagen" is today.They stayed for a few hours in Swinford. |
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