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School: Baile Dubh (2), (B.)

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Ballyduff, Co. Waterford
Teacher:
Seán Ó Murchadha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0634, Page 357

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    There is a certain tree in Mr Fuller's land and in Penal times the soldiers hanged a man on it. The reason they hanged him there was because he was a Catholic and he used go to mass every Sunday. The tree where he was hanged is always bare and it never yields any leaves.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Marshtown, Co. Cork
    Collector
    Master Laurence Farrell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Marshtown, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr Michael Farrell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Marshtown, Co. Cork