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Letters to the Editor: Links between Marengo and Rebel County are not ‘just folklore’

Letters to the Editor: Links between Marengo and Rebel County are not ‘just folklore’ — Bred in Wexford, Marengo is said to have been brought by train to Glencairn station and by road to Bartlemy.

Fri, 12 May, 2023 - 02:00

On Monday’s letters page, Jerry O’Neill dismissed any possible link between Napoleon’s horse Marengo and Co Cork as "such nonsense".

Everyone is entitled to his opinion and let me express the long-held opinion of the humble folk of Bartlemy.

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