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1. Carrigaphooka Castle - The Story of the McCarthys of Drishane (continued)

   

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   also a Justice of Peached for the county. The appearance of O'Leary was always sufficient to maintain order in fairs and meetings, and to suppress any spirit of disturbance with-out the aid of soldier or constable. He possessed, indeed, some admirable requisites for a maintainer of peace, for he was a very athletic man, and always carried a long pole, of which the unruly knew him to be [churl]. TO these qualities O'Leary added an exhaustible fund of original humans and good-natured cheerfulness, and being very fond of the bottle himself, it was impossible to be ling in his company, sad or [?]
   "Of this, I recollect on remarkable instance A good many years ago, some friends of mine arrived in the evening at Millstreet, and being fatigued from a long journey, wished to retire to early rest. O'Leary who was in the town, happening to be a little acquainted with one of the

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Nóra Ní Chonaill

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Carriganish, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Líam Ó Laoghaire

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Leadawillin, Co. Cork