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School: Moyderwell Convent of Mercy (roll number 13530)

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0441, Page 252

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  1. History Connected with Rathmore Presbytery

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    Some number of years ago a landlord known as Duggan-Bronin reigned in the parish of Rathnon. He was a very, cruel, unjust, vicious ruler and consequently was no way great friend of the natives' . Books could not hold the wicked deeds he did if they were all recorded. He ordered a man to be hanged on a tree one day. He had no cause for this conviction. The relatives of the man were ignorant as to where he was. The night he was missing was a very calm one. Suddenly the roof was lifted right off the walls and the slates came to the ground just under the tree on which the man was hanging. When the relatives went to gather the slates they saw the body and knew what the storm meant.
    The lord went to live in Flesk
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora O' Connor
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Rathmore, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Daniel O' Connor
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Rathmore, Co. Kerry