School: Clochar na Trócaire, Maghcromtha

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1. Honouring the Memory of Canon O' Leary (continued)

   

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   The idea of an annual pilgrimage to Lioscarrigeain was conceived by members of a society in Dublin known as "Companlácht (?) an T-athair Peadar". Their aim was to have the memory of this great writer honoured as it should be and is work for the language fittingly appreciated. It was arranged that the pilgrimage should take place when the Irish Colleges at Ballingeary and Ballvourney were in session so that the students attending there from various parts of the country should have an opportunity of visiting the scenes so vividly depicted in the writings already referred to. Amongst them there will be a few who have not read "Seadna" and the rest will have indelibly impressed in their memory the haunting description of that strange but interesting character's trek through the hills of Leaba Diarmuida, where he received, in

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   History Edit

   Languages

   Irish

   English

   Collector

   Sheila Buckley

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kilbarry, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Vera Westoro

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Macroom, Co. Cork