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School: Drom Dhá Liag (B.) (roll number 12229)

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Drom Dhá Liag, Co. Chorcaí
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Ciardha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0300, Page 386

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    overlooks the village Large crowds were there on every fair day. Faction fights were also common and different families fought each other. Even the women used to fight to keep up the fame of their families. A certain man used to come to the fair always. He used to wear an overcoat which was buttoned up to his neck. He used also fight in the faction fights but he used never take off his coat. He used to boast of what he could do with his coat on. On one occasion he had a fight with a man by the name of Daniel O'Neill. In the middle of the fight O'Neill caught him by the collar of the coat and tore it off him. To the surprise of the crowd he had no shirt and he had a rope around his
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    Topics
    1. gníomhaíochtaí
      1. gníomhaíochtaí eacnamaíocha
        1. trádáil
          1. díol agus ceannach (~3,622)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Harrington
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drom Dhá Liag, Co. Chorcaí
    Informant
    Mr Timothy Hourihane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drom Dhá Liag, Co. Chorcaí