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School: Breac-Cluain (B.) (roll number 16217)

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Brackloon, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Pádraig Ó Séaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0426, Page 620

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    “There was a priest living here. He went travelling one day and there was a big crowd of people where he went”

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    “There was a man there long ago and every night he used carry a bag”

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    There was a man there long ago and every night he used carry a bag of guano to spread on potatoes and every day he used miss half the bags, and this night he stayed up watching. In the middle of the night two women came to the bag with two buckets and filled a bucket each. He followed them into the grave yard. There was someone to be burried the day after. When morning came he found out it was two living women. He summoned them and they had to give a hundred pounds each.
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    “The Kennedy's came from Nienah in Tipperary. There were three brothers there.”

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    The Kennedy's came from Nienah in Tipperary. There were three brothers there. Morice James and Roger. Rogers settled in Garfenny. Maurice settled in Mame a Grainne. James was the youngest and James settled in Cournduff. They married three sisters Mary, Cathleen and Brigid. Mary got married to Rogers. Cathleen got married to Maurice, and Brigid got married to James. James had five sons Daniel, James, John, Maurice Michael. Rogers descendants came to Anagap to Ballinclare, Ballinacourty and to Annascaul. James's grandson used be fighting at Ballinclare fair. He was called Who's Afraid. Whos Afraid's brothers too used be fighting at Ballinclare fair. The Currans they used be fighting against. Whos Afraid was my great
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Thomas D. Kennedy
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Annagap, Co. Kerry