School: Béal Átha Fhinghín (B.)
- Location:
- Ballineen, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Beircheart Seártan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0311, Page 071
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- Faction fighting lasted here until, I suppose, eighty years ago. A "faction" was made up of men of the one family and their friends. The Mahony Kéins [Ma-henny Céins] were a great faction. The Crowley Riabhachs and the Mahony Donnchadha's were other rivals. They used to meet at some appointed time, a fair day or a race day, and armed with hazel or blackthorn sticks they fought each other. I never heard of anyone having been killed at a faction fight. There was no animosity between the factions, and once the fight was over the rivals would be good friends. The fighting was just a game.(continues on next page)
