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School: Scoil Dhalláin Forgaill (roll number 16963)

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Kilclooney Beg, Co. Donegal
Teacher:
S. Ó Baoighill
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    out that he did not care about any man under the King of England nor even for the King himself.
    Next day was Sunday and Connell went to Mass. The priest asked was Connell Mac Loone in the congregation, and Connell stood up and said he was. Then the priest reproached him for causing so much fighting and addressing the people said that the day would come when there would be no nettles growing upon Connell Mac Loone's floor on account of his causing so much bloodshed. Connell unaccustomed to being talked of in this fashion walked up to the altar saying that he would pull him from the altar as he had pulled his enemies from their positions.
    The day came however, when Connell's home became a home of nettles and thus it still remains.
    Collected by Nora Moore, Loughfad, Clooney
    From Pat Moore, Loughfad, clooney
    Aged 78 years
    9/1/'39
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Moore
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clooney, Co. Donegal
    Informant
    Pat Moore
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    78
    Address
    Clooney, Co. Donegal