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School: Ballybunion Convent (roll number 13233)

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Ballybunnion, Co. Kerry
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An tSr. Aodán
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  1. The Law Dispute

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    At the time from eighteen seventy nine to eighteen eighty the landlord and the parish priest of Ballybunion had a dispute about the Castle Green. The landlord wanted it to go with the Castle Hotel and the parish priest, The Rev. Fr. Mortimer O'Connor, wanted to have it as a public piece of ground, that meant that everyone had a right to walk over it. The road from Shortis's Corner to the Salmon Lodge was a private road to Raymond's lodges. The landlord kept the gate locked and the people, going to Doon Mass, had to go down by the Castle green and up the Glen or else up through the village and up the
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa O Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballybunnion, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Michael Griffin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Ballybunnion, Co. Kerry