School: Dairbhre, (C.) Clanna Caoilte (roll number 13126)

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   Bridget Donovan's father, Ballinglanna, remembers seeing his father stripping the old thatched house where they lived. He found an ancient sword stuck in the thatch, there was a hand guard attached to it. The sword was used to guard the house at night. The yoemen used visit the houses at night to see if all members were in. Anyone found absent at nine o clock at night was tried the following day and failing to give a satisfactory explanation of his absence, he was taken to the nearest tree & hanged or tied to a horse's tail and dragged to death.

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)

   Language

   English

   Informant

   Bat Donovan

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Ballinglanna, Co. Cork