Prominent Priest
Arrested.
Late on
Saturday night a large part of military visited Tinryland and
arrested Re. Fr. Campion, C.C. His apartments were thoroughly
searched. The reverend gentleman was the conveyed under escort to
Carlow Military Barracks. Father Campion who was not informed of the
charge he was arrested under, has taken a deep interest in the
economic side of Irish national affairs, and is very popular with
all classes.
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Nationalist, June, 1921.
Abducted
Two girls taken from their home at Coolbawn,
Castlecomer district by masked and armed men , who a Dublin Castle
report states, cut their hair because it was alleged that they had
been talking to the police. They were told that if there were any
reprisals they would be shot.
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Rainfall.
To the Editor "The
Nationalist and Leinster Times" Coopershill, Carlow, 27th
June 1921.
Sir---During the
first 25 days of June the amount of rain and dew collected
here
was less than one-sixth of an inch.
Yours faithfully, C.H. Cooper.
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To the Curragh.
Dr. E. Dundon ,
Medical Officer, Borris, who has been for some time confined
in
Carlow Military Barracks, has been removed to the Curragh Internment
Camp.
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