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  CroppyAcre.JPG - The Croppy Acre - Mass Grave of 1798Nobody knows how many people are buried here ... or how exactly they died, whether in battle, facing the executioner or simply slaughtered in revenge killings.This cemetery is for those interested in history only - there is not a lot to see in all fairness. The large open area between the National Museum of Ireland in Collins Barracks and the Liffey was used as a mass grave after the 1798 rebellion. Scores of "croppies" ( was a derogatory nickname given to Irish rebels during the period of the 1798 rebellion) were dumped and buried here, the number varying from source to source.Croppy (sometimes spelt croppie) was a derogatory nickname given to Irish rebels during the period of the 1798 rebellion.  
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CroppyAcre | The Croppy Acre - Mass Grave of 1798 Nobody knows how many people are buried here ... or how exactly they died, whether in battle, facing the executioner or simply slaughtered in revenge killings. This cemetery is for those interested in history only - there is not a lot to see in all fairness. The large open area between the National Museum of Ireland in Collins Barracks and the Liffey was used as a mass grave after the 1798 rebellion. Scores of "croppies" ( was a derogatory nickname given to Irish rebels during the period of the 1798 rebellion) were dumped and buried here, the number varying from source to source. Croppy (sometimes spelt croppie) was a derogatory nickname given to Irish rebels during the period of the 1798 rebellion. Download
Date: 9/6/09 1:20 PM | Resolution: 2048 x 1536 | ISO: 50 | Exp. Time: 1/125s | Aperture: 3.1 | Focal Length: 6.1mm
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