School: Na Hárda (Ardfield), Clanna Caoilte (roll number 1267)

Location:
Ardfield, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Caitlín, Bean Uí Ghrífín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0317, Page 211

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  1. About seventy eight years ago. There was a robber named Michael Duggan he was living in Ballyluck where Donal Brien lives now. There was a man living in Ballinoe named James Kewohane he was a very rich man and he had ten children and he broke into him in the night time and shot James and his wife and took all the money from the children. About three months after that the four boys broke into Michael Duggan's house in the night time and shot him dead. Michael Duggans brothers were in Dublin and they came
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen Calnan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dunnycove, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Tim Calnan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dunnycove, Co. Cork