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School: Scoil na mBráthar, Tráighlí

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Tralee, Co. Kerry
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An Br. Breathnach
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0440, Page 179

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    Away back in 1800 when England was at war with France, there was a coast-guard station in a wild remote part of Kerry called Minard a few miles from the village of Aunascal. At that time French and Spanish smugglers haunted the coast of Ireland and it was the coast-guards duty to watch and prevent this smuggling on the Irish coast. Their pay was coming from the English Government so irregularly that they closed their eyes on the smugglers and often made a bit of money by taking a hand in their work. This was the
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Location
    Loch an Pheidléara, Co. Kerry
    Collector
    Gerald Griffin
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mr Tom Kerrins
    Relation
    Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Caheranne, Co. Kerry