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School: Tíréaltan, Maghcromtha (roll number 13286)

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Tír Eiltín, Co. Chorcaí
Teacher:
Dd. Ó Murchadha
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    said he kept the lamb for a year after and that he never grew an inch. It was on the top of this fort in the year 1882 that the Whiteboys assembled to give battle to the British Redcoats and sad to tell their effort ended in disaster.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    An Deisiúir, Co. Chorcaí
    Collector
    Margaret Riordan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Chúil Dorcha, Co. Chorcaí
    Informant
    Eugene O' Riordan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    An Chúil Dorcha, Co. Chorcaí