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School: Béal Átha an Dá Chab (2) (roll number 13976)

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Ballydehob, Co. Cork
Teacher:
J.W. Pollard
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    let us pike him". The boy replied, "I am one of yourselves, why would you pike me". Then they asked him to say the Lord's Prayer in Irish and he did. So they took him along with themselves. As they were going along a cry was raised "The soldiers are coming". The White Boys and the boy ran as fast as they could. The boy escaped back to the soldiers and told them his tale. He afterwards became a school teacher in Dunmanway.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Billy Roycroft
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballydehob, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr J. Roycroft
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballydehob, Co. Cork