School: Cnoc na Groighe (B.), Ráth Mhór
- Location:
- Knocknagree, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Díarmuid Ó Muimhneacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0358, Page 469
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“An unknown man was found dead in the famine times...”
(continued from previous page)night and was at work the following morning In justice to the man in charge (who was, he believed Jerry Herlihy Knocknagree) when the rumours reached him he enquired and finding the truth of the story gave the woman some money and sent her home. assuring her that she had not lost her employment.(7) These Dennehy brothers had a grand-uncle in Coom Greeveguilla and cousins in Lisheen Greeveguilla (Lisheen is across the Blackwater). Daniel Dennehy, Coom, told the story that one day he noticed a woman and her children near a well and on approaching found the woman trying to drown her eldest daughter When Daniel enquired why she would wish to drown the fine girl she explained that the eldest was eating all the food and leaving nothing for the other children. He (Daniel) succeeded in getting the frantic woman to see sense and saved the girl's life.(8) A family of Gallaghars lived at Knockeenagullane and only two - a boy and a girl - lived through the famine period. The boy - Peter's - son now lives at(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Díarmuid Ó Múimhneacháin
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Príomhoide
- Informant
- Denis Matthew Dennehy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 64
- Address
- Scrahan, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Michael Dennehy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Address
- Scrahan, Co. Cork