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School: An Gleann Ruadh, Cill Fhíonáin (roll number 3221)

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Glenroe, Co. Limerick
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Mícheál Mac Conmidhe
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    “Outside Lord Doneraile's gate (near Doneraile, Co.Cork) the following lines were written one time.”

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    Outside Lord Doneraile’s gate (near Doneraile, Co. Cork) the following lines were written at one time.
    “Turk, Jew, or Quaker may enter here, but not a Papist”.
    A local wit wrote underneath,
    “Who, wrote these words, wrote them well, for the same is written on the gates of Hell”.
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    1. “All the men and money, that was, since Adam’s race, couldn’t put a straight nose on Lord Doneraile’s face”.
    According to story, Lord Doneraile had a crooked nose, and this was what a local wit said in reply to a man who said “What can’t men and money do.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Mac Sweeney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    37
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Glenroe, Co. Limerick