School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)
- Location:
- Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Liam Ó Catháin
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“Long ago there was a priest saying mass in a bog.”
(continued from previous page)used to stay in the farmers' houses night after night. They used to be fed in them and they used to be sheltered in the houses in winter.Penal Days
“Long ago there was a fort in Sheahans land and they used to say Mass in it.”
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- John Shanahan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 30
- Address
- Dromin, Co. Kerry
Penal Days
“There was a man living in Coilbee once.”
There was a man living in Coilbee once. This is about three miles from Listowel. It was the time when the penal laws were in force. He lived by himself in a cottage. He had nothing but an old horse. This old horse was worth only about a pound. One day as he was going on a journey he put oats in a bag for the(continues on next page)