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School: Oileán Baoi (Dursey) (roll number 13138)

Location:
Dursey Island, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Eoghan Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0274, Page 045

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  2. More Information about the Knocking of the Half Rock

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    When the Dursey-men saw that the Keepers etc., on the Rock were not killed two boats of them set out from "Lic" to have the honour of taking the men off the Rock. Mícheál Ó Séaghdha na Meidlí and his crew were in the first boat and another crew from the island were close behind. Just outside "Bun na h-Abha" the second boat was besting Mícheál Ó Séaghdha and his crew. This was going very hard on Mícheál so he threw out an empty breaker to the second boat and he told them to go into Bun-na-h-Abha and to fill it with fresh-water for the men on the Rock. They were so simple that they didn't see the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mícheál Ó Loinsigh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kilmichael, Co. Cork