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School: Inis Mac ón Tír (roll number 12854)

Location:
Inis Mhic an Trír, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Muireann Bean Uí Chuinneagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0065, Page 146

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    and stabbed him in the eye and bled him "The devil mend you said the Irishmen if you killed the cock in honour of St Martin and shed his blood he would not shed yours. Then the Irishmen told him that the old custom should be carried out for ever.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
        1. Feast of St Martin (~177)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Egan
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Thomas Egan
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male