School: Baile na Daibhche, Droichead Banndan (roll number 9537)
- Location:
- Ballinadee, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Riagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0312, Page 284
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - There is a mill in Ballinadee it is in Mr Mac Carthys farm. This mill is not used at the present day. It was not used since the famine years. It was used for grinding wheat and corn. During the famine years it was Mr O'Mahoney had charge of the mill. He refused to give food to the people and many of them died of starvation. After the famine Mr O Mahoney died.
In olden times it was the landlord of this district had charge of the mill. There was a river running through the mill and the wheel for grinding the corn was worked by means of the water. the landlord name was Mr Lucas. He sold his land to a man by name of Mr Daniel Mac Carthy. There is not a trace of the Lucas family at present in this(continues on next page)
