School: Maigh Locha (Buachaillí)
- Location:
- Moylough, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Muiris Ó Héigeartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0081, Page 015
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- (continued from previous page)A big landlord named O'Rourke lived in Moylough house whose job was to send out his Yoe-men tracking priests. The house where Mr. Kelly lives now was the chapel of Moylough in the penal days. It was used as a dwelling house but mass was said there also.
The Yeo-men were the men who put the law into force. They ill treated the people. People were not allowed lights after a certain hour under the penalty of death.
Mr. O'Rourke was a very cruel man. He inflicted various punishment on offends sometimes they were put into stocks, other times they were flogged and other times they were hanged.
