School: Dún Bhéacháin (Dunbeacon) (roll number 15552)
- Location:
- Dunbeacon, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Foghlú
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- Another sand boat manned by four men left Sea-Lodge Quay - north of Durrus on a Sunday morning one hundred and sixty years ago. When they reached just outside "Maninn Island" one man stood up and staggered and fell out. For three days they searched for him but they failed to find him. After that a seal was seen always over a certain spot near the island. As they knew he was minding something they began searching again and found the lost man
- Collector
- Mary J. Moynihan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Drishane, Co. Cork
- Informant
- James Maguire
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Caherolickane, Co. Cork
- During the time of the Land League. Days military barracks were held by the R.I.C. or policemen on Castleisland on the lands of Regan and Leahy. Three policemen usually resided there and were supplied with food by the policemen in the Schull Barracks. One day one of the Schull policemen - O' Leary(continues on next page)