School: Castlebridge (C.) (roll number 16382)
- Location:
- Castlebridge, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Mrs E. Shortall
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0884, Page 133
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- (continued from previous page)disguised as pedlars or tramps to put the soldiers off their scent for if they were caught an awful punishment would be doled to them and in some cases their ears would be chopped off.
The Protestants used to spy and give information also, on this account they were never let know anything about the Priest or his whereabouts. There was a family named "Gainfort" and they still get the name of the "Priest Hunters". They are from the Oulart district with relatives here in this parish. Here is a little verse that is still sung about them
"Oo Ro Gainfort
Would you catch a Priest
And the Harveys holding horses
For Halfpence a piece"(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Evelyn Shortall
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Castlebridge, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mr James Flood
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 77
- Address
- Ballytramon, Co. Wexford
