School: Hollyfort (roll number 12523)
- Location:
- Hollyfort, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Mabel Vaughan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0888, Page 268
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- (continued from previous page)to the Rock and climb to the top of it, and all the land you see from there I will give you." "I want nothing from you, but my own little house" said the man." "A poor man I found you, and a poor man I will leave you," said Cromwell. When all the rest of the town was in flames, the little mud cabin was standing. It was there until some years ago, and there was still a family of Kearneys living in it.
- During the troubled days of 1798 a poor man lived in Ballinabarney near Wicklow Gap. In order to be safe he dug a shore or drain near his little cottage. One day he saw the Yoes coming and he went to hide in the shore(continues on next page)
- Collector
- George Bass
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Ballingarry Lower, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mr Andrew Kinsella
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Address
- Toberpatrick, Co. Wicklow
