School: Pitfield, Inis (roll number 11091)
- Location:
- Cloondrinagh, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Maonaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0606, Page 178
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- About forty or fifty years ago faction fighting was very common among the people.
Patrick Gavin, now living near the church-yard of Kilchreest, Ballynacally, used go to Chamber's house, in the village of Ballynacally, every night.
The Ballynacally lads did not want him to be going down there, and they told him they would kill him if he walked the road.
So, from that on, he had to cross the fields every night.
This night he asked my uncle, Jack Gavin, Thomas Hehir and a few more men to accompany him to Ballynacally.
They agreed, and when they reached Ballynacally they walked the street in front of Chamber's house.
The Ballynacally lads rushed out, and a great fight followed.The guards were then living in Ballynacally, but they were afraid to come near, as stones were flying in every direction.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen O' Dea
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lavally, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Pat Gavin
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Lavally, Co. Clare
