School: Fadhbach, Caisleán na Mainge (roll number 10016)
- Location:
- Fybagh, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Ml. Ó Tíodhcháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0432, Page 315a
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- About eighty years ago there was a great fight in the village of Castlemaine between Keel and Kiltallagh.
The reason for the fight was because the most of the Kiltallagh people were protestants and soupers and they always disliked the people of Keel.
When ever a fight was to take place the people of Dingle and Odorney would come to help Keel and from Castlemaine to Killorglin would help Kiltallagh.
When the fight began the people of Kiltallagh started to advance towards the Keel people and to drive them back.
After a great struggle four of the Keel people had to take cover. It was in a small little house they took shelter and locked themselves in.
When the Kiltallagh people got to the house they tried to burst in but it was in vain. A Kiltallagh man named Barry rushed at the door but as he was about to strike it a Keel man fired at him from Anagh height and killed him. It(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Euge Carroll
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Fybagh, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- John Regan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Fybagh, Co. Kerry
