School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)

Location:
Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Liam Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0406, Page 211

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    This was a custom in this district at the time and very few cases of robbery occurred.

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    hundred gold sovereigns in this box.
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    When I was a boy about 40 years ago there was a well known character in Listowel, whose real name was Patrick O'Conner but who was popularly known as Patsy the Cuttoner.

    When I was a boy about 40 years ago there was a well known character in Listowel, whose real name was Patrick O'Conner but who was popularly known as Patsy the Cuttoner. The cottoner figured in many an escapade and many a wild prank. He lived in Church St., Listowel. His father was a brogue maker. At the big fairs in Listowel and Abbeyfeale he used have a table on which these brogues were exposed for sale. These brogues were stitched by the hand and a good tradesman could make at least
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    William Keane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry