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1. Father Clowry (continued)

   

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   and a "roaring fire" in the day room of the R. I. C. Barracks, Carlow, while a little piper who had been arrested at the Station the same night for "piping in" a released Volunteer, was thrown into a cheerless black-hole. Dick got a life-sentence with option of joining the Tans. He selected the latter course & was shot down in an ambush near Baltingglass. His mother did a few years & was then surreptiously removed to some menial position in a "birds' nest' - where she belonged! as the people would say.
   Thus for the story of Father Clowry from 1830 to 1918, I have given a true & accurate account from inside & intimate sources, knowing full well that there is nobody living who could do so, but
   Mr Mark Purser, manufacturer, engineer and inventor, first cousin to [?] Dick, is one of Carlow's most respected citizens & a trully worthy man. There is a parallel in Waterford city since 1930, where it would be bad taste, if not actionable, to mention facts in fronto of Mr Martin Breene, who is, or recently was, Chairman of Chamber of Commerce, Hort. Comissioners, etc
   You will notice from above story that Friday is, or at least was, the shopping day in Co. Carlow. Hence Thursday was pay-day. We had 5 men in constant employment on the estate at 10/- per week,

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   History Edit

   Date

   1908

   Item type

   Lore

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

   Informant

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