School: Brúgh Ríogh (C.) (roll number 10229)
- Location:
- Bruree, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Siobhán, Bean Uí Chonaráin
![The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0498, Page 163](https://doras.gaois.ie/cbes/CBES_0498%2FCBES_0498_163.jpg?width=1600&quality=85)
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0498, Page 163
Image and data © National Folklore Collection, UCD.
See copyright details.
DownloadOpen data
Available under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
- XML School: Brúgh Ríogh (C.)
- XML Page 163
- XML “The Landlord”
Note: We will soon deprecate our XML Application Programming Interface and a new, comprehensive JSON API will be made available. Keep an eye on our website for further details.
On this page
- (continued from previous page)The County of Limerick we pray
And listen to me the truth I declare
O Sullivan is the man that is able to gain
The rights we have lost since the year '98
So roll up the millstone against the sweet mound
Though many suppose they will have it pulled down
We'll pull all together both loyal and sound.
And clinch it at last and make Kelly wheel round
Such loud exclamations were never yet known
As will between O Sullivan is head of the poll
From Bruff to Kilmallock Kilfinane also
With bonfires through blazing through Limerick o'erTithes were collected during the tithe war and several tenants were killed or wounded in fights in this locality. Money or cattle and in some cases both were collected by force. The tenants used black thorn sticks and pitch forks. A pitch battle was fought near Bruree by the tithe gatherers with police and military one the one hand and an army of tenants on the other the police and soldiers were routed after great slaughter.
The tithe war was mostly a night war. The sons of labourers dressed strangely with a straw rope about their waists or their coats turned inside out, or a white band of rag about their hats. They had odd nicknames for their bands, the Blackfeet(continues on next page)- Collector
- Mary Jones
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Bruree, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Mr P. Coll
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockfenora, Co. Limerick