School: Sliabh an Mhadra (C.)
- Location:
- Slievawaddra, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Eibhlín Ní Chearbhaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0416, Page 138
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“The Cooleens and Lawlors fought their first battle in Cool outside Listowel.”
The Cooleens and Lawlors fought their first battle in Cool outside Listowel. It was from that the Cooleens derived their name. They fought many battles and three or four days before races and patterns they used to be training to fight. They fought their final faction fight in Ballyea strand. The Cooleens went across in a bot to meet the Lawlors.
The most of the Lawlors were at a funeral and when they returned they followed the Cooleens to the boat. All the Cooleens crowded into the boat and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Dineen
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ardoughter, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- John Fitzgerald
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilmore, Co. Kerry