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School: Naomh Breandán (C.), Blennerville (roll number 16899)

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Blennerville, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Bean Uí Mhuircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0440, Page 610

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    Once upon upon a time when Lord Ventry was marching to Tralee to vote for Anti Homerulers. Father Irving of Castlegregory saw them coming and he saddled his horse and rode from the Presbytery to the road and when a waggon of voters were passing he put the spurs to his horse and jumped the waggon and rode like the wind to Aughacasla to help the people to turn them back to Dingle. The people filled their stockings with stones and chaced the voters back across Connor pass to Dingle.
    My great-Grandfather Michael OShea was a great stone lifter. He used to lift a stone six cwts also he
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Eileen O' Shea
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Castlegregory, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs E. Duhig
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    63
    Address
    Castlegregory, Co. Kerry