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

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   “In the North East side of Ringarogy Island...”

   

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   tried hard to capture the castle and the guns used during the fighting were buried in the mud and were never found. Some cannon balls were found and are still to be seen and about 16 years ago a big round stone with a man's head carved on it was got in the ruins. All the stones were used later in building a dwelling house.

   

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   “Long ago there was a loandlord in Creagh...”

   

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   Long ago there was a landlord in Creagh called Sir Henry Beecher and he was very hard on the poor people. If all his tenants had not their rent paid before Christmas they would be evicted. There were thirteen families in Gort le Sgai[?] Rinn Garóige. They all had their rent paid & their crops set & still they were evicted. The landlord wanted to give all the land to a family called O' Driscoll from Turkhead. This family had it for some time. Later they put it up for auction. Anyone would not buy it after so many being evicted so in the end it was bought by Minihane from Creagh who was married to O' Driscoll's aunt. The farm is still owned by Minihanes who keep cattle there sometimes but several stories tell of the

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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