School: Cluain an Iubhair (roll number 15213)

Location:
Cloonanure, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Séamus Ó Háinlighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0187, Page 466

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  1. Mr Peter Grey, whose address was Cloonticarn, Gurteen, Ballymote was an old Fenian in the penal days. He was renowned for his whistling and dancing. One day he was in Ballymote, and he was arrested by the Yoemen. Those men walked Grey through the town, and every nine steps he would go the "cat a nine tails" was used on him.
    The Yoemen continued this till they cut the flesh off him. Grey then leaped up on a cart and danced a horn - pipe. Afterwards he was trans -
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    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Jennie Scanlon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Clooneagh, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr John Scanlon
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    53
    Address
    Clooneagh, Co. Sligo