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School: An Clochar, Baile an Mhuilinn (roll number 1859)

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Milltown, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. M. Fionnbharra
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0433, Page 241

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    Long ago when times were very bad in Miltown, the people were starving, and the Protestants were very strong. They exceeded the Catholics in number. They thought that because the people were very weak and hungry, that by having a soup house in Callinafercy owned by Miss Banks, it would entice the people to change their religion, but very few availed of it.
    There was a great man in the district. They called him "Big Mick (Michael Foley). The reason he was because he was the first to break the Protestants' ring in Miltown.
    The Protestants were to hold a meeting in
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Síghle Ní Néill
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Milltown, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Art Ó Murchadha
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Ballyvirrane, Co. Kerry