School: An Chúil Árd (C.) (roll number 12588)
- Location:
- Coolard, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Máire Ní Liaghain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0401, Page 415
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“It was in the time of the Landleague,...”
It was in the time of the Landleague, a number of tenants were cutting turf for the evicted tenants in Coolbeha bog.
George Sandes heard of it he summoned all the people in the surrounding districts.
They were to be tried at Gunsboro Court-House.
There were two men to swear on them.
Their names were Rory Cronin and Michael Waksh.
The day of the trial George Sandes brought three horse soldiers, two hundred foot soldiers from Limerick.
The road was covered from Gunsboro cross to the Court house.
Also there were four hundred police there.
George Sandes thought to have all the tenants in prison.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kit Scanlon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glouria, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Thomas Galvin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Glouria, Co. Kerry