School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Droichead na Banndan (roll number 5257)
- Location:
- Bandon, Co. Cork
- Teacher: An tSr. Pádraig
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0314, Page 148
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- Jones of Clonakilty was one of the greatest tyrants of the Land League days. There was a poor man named Mickie Kelly dying in his house near Clonakilty. Jones was watching to raise his rent by £5 when he died for his own maintenance. He came one day to see him when he was not dying. "Isnt long you are living" he said to the poor man. When he died a few days after there was his daughter Catharine Kelly in the house. Jones came asking the rent. At that time the song called "The wife of the Bold Tenant Farmer" was being made. Catherine Kelly was the wife of the bold tenant farmer. There was a man coming from Clonakilty one day and he heard the argument between Catherine(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joan O' Leary
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Skeaf, Co. Cork
- Informant
- John O' Leary
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 88
- Address
- Skeaf, Co. Cork
