hi again i am here at present with a man well versed in his history and veery well versed in roddys history
roddy was a catholic his father was caught skinning a sheep belonging to colonel bruce a bellaghy land lord and was transported to van diamens land where he died some years later
roddys mother married a republican orrs a blacksmith by trade and was engaged in making pikes for 1798 ( i am going to be shown one of these pikes yes he has them)
and this was how roddy became involved with the battle
rumour had it among the country men that mc erlain was angry with roddy and helped in his capture because the young miss mc erlane was pregnant to roddy remember this was only a rumour and cant be proven
we may get back soon and add more i hope you find this helpful and interesting