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School: Crecora, Tobar Pádraig (roll number 9668)

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Crecora, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Ainnín
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    The Colleen Bawn.
    About a 120 years ago, Ellen Hanley came to live with her uncle Michael O'Connor, in a little house at Yellow Town, in upper Ballycahane. Some people assert that the house adjoined Mr. Keating's, while others maintain that it was situated opposite the old barracks in the land now occupied by Mr. McNamara.
    There lived in Ballycahane castle, at that time, a gentleman by the name of Mr. Scanlan. A naval officer, who returned to the castle, and being struck by the beauty of Ellen, he got her to elope with him.
    A marriage took place, but it was only a marriage in disguise to the innocent girl.
    It is believed that Scanlan used visit the "Knight of Glin". So taking the steamer from Limerick, they sailed down the Shannon and nothing was heard, until her
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán Ó Finn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lemonfield, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Seán Ó Finn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Lemonfield, Co. Limerick