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School: Shannow

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Shannow Wood, Co. Cavan
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B. Ó Ciaráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1025, Page 251

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    shots across Killabandrick lake at those that were round the bon-fire. One of the bullet's knocked a branch off a tree but happily thise that were round the bon-fire escaped.
    After he fired the shots he shouted that he would put the rebels from the bon-fire. Instead of being punished for firing the shots he got police protection afterwards. This was the kind of law we had in Co Cavan at that time.
    Townlands that changed their names.
    Where Master Armstrong's house is to-day, was known long ago as
    Drum-a-doras. Where Dan Smyths of Killabandrick is to-day was called Drum-a-keenan. It
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Drummullagh, Co. Cavan
    Collector
    James Toher
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killybandrick, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Farrell Toher
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    68
    Address
    Killybandrick, Co. Cavan