School: Berrings (Measctha) (roll number 4186)
- Location:
- Berrings, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Domhnall Ó Drisceoil
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“In Cloghroe, Inniscarra, there lived a tithe proctor named McCarthy, who collected the tithes from the local farmers.”
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“About three or four generations ago there lived in Curliah, Inniscarra, a man named Murphy.”
About three or four generations ago there lived in Curliah, Inniscarra, a man named Murphy.
He had eleven sons and at that time it was usual for people to go on horseback to funerals. On one occasion there was a funeral to North Kilmurry, Berrings, and it is said that the eleven sons and the father attended the funeral on horseback - 12 horses in all.