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School: Harold (B.), Dalkey

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Dalkey, Co. Dublin
Teacher:
M. Ó Maoláin
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    The Smugglers
    Dalkey long ago was famous for smuggling. The smugglers used to smuggle wine from Spain and France. They used to tie the casks together at night about a mile from the coast and let them float into the rocks. There is a famous hole in Bullock called the Brandy hole. It was called the Brandy hole because the smugglers used to smuggle brandy in to the hole at night. There is a cave on Convent Road called the smugglers cave. It is situated beside the sea so that they could smuggle
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Quinn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Saint Patrick's Road, Co. Dublin
    Informant
    Mrs Quinn
    Relation
    Grandparent
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    87
    Address
    Barnhill Road, Co. Dublin