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School: Cill Chiaráin

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Kilkerrin, Co. Galway
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Caitlín, Bean Uí Chuimín
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    the names of those for whom they were.
    In a short time the landlord gave back the land to the tenants. The forces of the crowd tried to find out who the diggers were but the secret never leaked out. People came from all parts of the country to view this land and were very much amazed at the work that had been executed.
    People came from all places,even as far distant as Cork and Dublin. The land on which this event took place is to the present day called "The Digging"
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Gibbons
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derreen Upper, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Gibbons
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derreen Upper, Co. Galway