School: Rathea, Liostuathail (roll number 7843)
- Location:
- Rathea, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Muiris Ó Loingsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0410, Page 166
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- (continued from previous page)stick so they took at it. The Buffer was giving him great strokes in the head but they were taking no effect out of him. In the finish Leary said to Mat in Irish "Tóg ísea e" to take him low. At that Mat struck him across the ribs and brought him to the ground and the Buffer said to Mat "you're a good man. I was never beaten before". The cork people said they would give him his hat full of gold if he shouted as a Cork man but he said he would not saying "I am a Kerry man and I'll shout for no other County but Kerry".
Mat had fourteen heifers grazing in the mountain owned by Stephen Galvin at present. He had a big dog. His dog was called Bully and he used to be always minding the heifers for fear they would be(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Liam Ó Duilleáin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Gortacloghane, Co. Kerry
