School: Scoil na mBráthar, An Daingean (roll number 16703)

Location:
Daingean Uí Chúis, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An Br. P. Ó hAragáin
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    One evening as the sun was sinking below the horizon an army of Englishmen came to Dingle. On their way they a woman on the top of Greenmount...

    One evening as the sun was sinking below the horizon an army of Englishmen came to Dingle. On their way they a woman on the top of Greenmount.
    She had a child in her arms and one of the soldiers drove a sword through the woman and child together.
    The captain asked who had done this and the soldier stood up and captain shot him like a dog.
    A few days after a large cage pulled by two black horses came into the town. The soldiers began searching for babies. All they got the put them into the cage and the mothers never saw them again.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Seán De Baróid
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    The Mall, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Seámus De Baróid
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    The Mall, Co. Kerry