Drumakeenan School

CBÉS 0818

Charlie Spencer, Peggy O Meara

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“There is a place called Sentry Hill two miles from Borris-In-Ossory during the rebellion of 1798 and about five hundred rebels were executed.”

CBÉS 0818

Charlie Featherstone, Peggy O' Meara

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“There is a castle called Leap Castle about three miles from Roscrea it is noted for treasures and was burnt down in the time of the trouble in 1921.”

CBÉS 0818

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“Biddy Early was a woman who lived in Clare, she was supposed to be in communication with the fairies.”

CBÉS 0818

Peggy O' Meara, Samuel Stanley

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“Lismacroary is between Carrig and Eglish it was the seat of the Smith's, the priest hunters in olden times it was also a place for execution for the priests when they were found, it had a flagged entrance.”

CBÉS 0818

Peggy O' Meara, Sarah O' Meara

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“There was once upon a time there lived a cruel gentleman he was a tyrant to all catholic clergymen he gathered up some friends of the same type and said that they would invite a certain priest for the purpose of killing him.”

CBÉS 0818

Ned Hogan, Peggy O' Meara

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“A man caught a lepreachan one time and he asked him for his gold.”

CBÉS 0818

Patrick O' Meara, Peggy O' Meara

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“There was a man one time who lived in Locheen and he did not like forts so he started to cut all the trees round the forts onhis land and his cattle died, and he could not live in the house atall and he tried o sell it but no one ever bought it, so it fel”

CBÉS 0818

Peg Gleeson, Peggy O' Meara

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“A little boy was swimming in a lake and he was drowned and if you go to that lake, that night you will dream about him and you will also see the boy getting drowned with bubbles coming out of is mouth.”

CBÉS 0818

Peggy O' Meara

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“The Devil's Bit is near Templemore it is a hill with a gap in it from where he devil is supposed to have taken a bit and is supposed to have thrown it a long distance from the place.”

CBÉS 0818

Peggy O' Meara, Thomas O' Meara

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Folklore

CBÉS 0818

Mrs Dooley, Tess Scully

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Folklore - Eagle Hill

CBÉS 0818

Bridie Monks, Michael Monks

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Folklore

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Folklore

CBÉS 0818

Bridie Monks, Michael Monks

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Folklore - Fairy Raths

CBÉS 0818

Bridie Monks, Michael Monks

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Folklore

CBÉS 0818

Bridie Monks, Michael Monks

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Folklore

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Folklore

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Folklore

CBÉS 0818

Una Doyle, William O' Neill

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Folklore

CBÉS 0818

Una Doyle, William O' Neill

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