School: Cluain Tuirc (B.)
- Location:
- Cloonturk, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Ó Conchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0217, Page 243
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - On the banks of the River Shannon in Aughery there is an old ruin. It's remains though dilapidated still it looks stately. Once there lived a very bigoted protestant there named Nesbith. It was at the time when protestants had several unfair advantages over Catholics (prisoners). There were twenty Catholic prisoners in jail. It was supposed that one should be hung and ninteen released. It happened that Nesbith was the man to whom this job was given. Instead of killing one he killed ninteen(continues on next page)
