School: Barrow (roll number 11850)
- Location:
- Barrow, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Ml. Ó hUallacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0438, Page 146
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- (continued from previous page)ago the landlords owned the lands of this place. They were so cruel to the people here that a band of men rose up against them. They were called "the Moonlighters". They collected all the guns they could possibly get, and they hid them in a house in Barrow. One of them in which the guns were hidden was my grandfather's house. They were also hidden in a cave called "Poll an Cave Fiaróarg". The object of the Moonlighters was to put down the landlords and take the land from them.
- The name of the Landlord who owned the land of this place was Sir Edward(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pádraig Ó Slatra
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Barrow, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mrs Kate Harmon
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 88
- Address
- Barrow, Co. Kerry
