School: Kilfenora (B.) (roll number 2155)

Location:
Kilfenora, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Mag Fhloinn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0620, Page 125

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    come out to the road at certain times. They had an hour of their own. When the black and tans were out. They would give you fifty pounds if you told them where priests were and would give you a hundred pounds if you told them were bishops were. Sometimes thirty pounds to tell them where ministers where. Long long ago they used to say mass in Ballygannor cregg. Long ago mass used be said in houses. They say if you got mass in a house it would be lucky. No lighting or thunder would not damage it. I know a house and they got mass said in and lighting hit the house and damaged it. Years ago horses came out in Kilcorney. There was one small grey foal coming out. He was caught. They brought him home and fed him with oats and hay. When the
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    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mícheál Ó Callanáin
    Gender
    Male