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School: Druimín (roll number 9438)

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    “Sean na gCeann came to Ireland in the time of Queen Elizabeth...”

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    Sean na gCeann came to Ireland in the time of Queen Elizabeth. He built a castle on the shores of Lough Scur, and the mortar was mixed with the blood of cows seized from the people around. He also built a jail on an island in the Lough where he used to put Catholics whom he saw going to Mass or talking to a priest.
    One time he hanged a boy from Kesh for stealing an apple. He hated priests, and one night he invited a few priests to a party and he cut the heads off them, one by one, as they came in. His real name was John Reynolds but after this he was called "Sean na gCeann".

    I heard this from Jimmy Flynn, Drumeenán, Drumcong.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Ita Flinn
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Jimmy Flynn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Drumeanan More, Co. Leitrim