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1. In the Penal Days when the Irish were Smitten by English Oppression

   

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   In the Penal Days when the Irish were smitten by English oppression, Mass was said in a lonely spot in this district and the priest lived in a little hut which was made of wood. This was painted green and a red cross in the middle of it and little red branches all around which signified that to shed blood for Christ was as good as to win a prize for some great deed. Branches in the old days always signified the highest mark of honour. That is why the village was called Craobh Ruadh or Red Branch.

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   Topics

   1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
         1. penal times (~4,335)
   2. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Cáit Ní Chuinn

   Gender

   Female

   Age

   14

   Address

   Ballynacorra (Davies), Co. Galway

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   “I live in the village of Lis Quell so called from the lios which is situated in the west of the village.”

   

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   I live in the village of Lis Quell so called from the lios which is situated in the west of the village. This lios belongs to the earliest period of our Irish history. It is in the middle of a field and is a high heap of stones and clay. In the

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