School: Carraig Thuathail (B.)
- Location:
- Carrigtohill, Co. Cork
- Teacher: John Bowdren
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0385, Page 163
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- (continued from previous page)on a horse he fired a heavy stone at him and hit him in the head that brought him to the ground. He then made an escape and hid in the Brick Island until he heard that the soldier was killed. The soldier was put into a sheet. Then two horses were brought and two sticks were placed across their backs and the soldier was laid on them. He was then brought to a place called "Clás an Duine Marbh" in the Long Grove, Barryscourt, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork and was buried there.
When the Act of Parliament was read all the people ran except John Fouhy of Barryscourt, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork. He did not understand it and he was put into jail but William Coppinger of Barryscourt, Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork got him released and he proved that the police shot him.
- Sir James Cotter was a chieftain in Carrigtwohill, Co. Cork. He used fight duels. One time he went to England to fight an Englishman. Both Cotter and the Englishman used be blindfolded. They were fighting back to back. There was an Irishman then named Manning.
Manning saw Cotter's sword near the other man's(continues on next page)
