School: Rockwood, Béal Átha an Dá Chab
- Location:
- Derreennaclogh, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Chorcora
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- Eileen O' Sullivan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derrylahard, Co. Cork
- Informant
- James Sullivan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Derrylahard, Co. Cork
- One time during the time of the Penal laws a priest was anointing a dying woman. After leaving the house where the woman was, he was informed that the English were on his trail. He was given a horse in order that he might escape. After a mile's ride he looked back and saw the bayonets of the enemy reflected in the sunlight. He was in Glengarriff and Bantry(continues on next page)
