School: Cappamore (B.) (roll number 7480)
- Location:
- Cappamore, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: James McCarthy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0520, Page 203
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- (continued from previous page)and all the people of the house. Then they quenched the candles and burned down the house.
- There was a priest during the penal times called Father O'Shea, a native of Dundrum, Co. Tipperary. There was a price on his head, and he ran away. He hid in one of Jack Dwyer's fields, Cappamore, Co. Limerick and the people supported him. He used to say mass in the chapel in Towerhill, Cappamore, Barony of Owney Beg, Co. Limerick where the graveyard is now. One Sunday morning when he was going down to the chapel to say mass, some soldiers caught him, and cut off his head, and the people following(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Willie Joe Gleeson
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Cappamore, Co. Limerick
