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School: Rinn Garóige, An Scibirín (roll number 16255)

Location:
Ringarogy Island, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Chonaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0296, Page 086

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    Long, long ago there was a fight in Rathmore, Baltimore, Co. Cork and the cause of it was, there was a minister living in Baltimore, it was then the fashion that the minister should get every tenth sheaf out of the stack of corn every year when the people were threshing it. He and his men used to come around to every house that the threshing machine would be at and he would take every tenth sheaf. After awhile the people did not want to give away the corn so they made up a plan to keep the corn from the minister.
    It was about September and the threshing machine was coming. When the minister heard of this he went around for the corn but when he came, instead of getting corn all the people gathered around and began to fight against him, then the minister got an army of Englishmen and began fighting. The people of the parish won and one man was shot. That time was called "t-am an beicrú"
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    “In the North East side of Ringarogy Island...”

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    In the North East side of Ringaroga Island, Baltimore was an old castle which belonged to the Barretts. Fearing they would build any other similar castle the masons who built it were put to death and buried in a little island which is since called "Oileán na Saor". Many valuable ornaments were supposed to be hidden in the castle. The English
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Choileáin
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    13
    Address
    Donegall West, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Pádraig Ó Coileáin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Donegall West, Co. Cork