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School: Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 10956)

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Castleisland, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Tadhg Ó Céin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0446, Page 552

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    In the early days of the land was in Kerry the following incident took place about the year 1838 A large number of men in the Castleisland district had planned to kill a number of landlord's agents; their plans became known to the police, and one man was found out and arrested.
    This man's name was Hogan, known to his companions as "Gamboy" Hogan. He was offered all sorts of bribes to swear on his companions but he would not do so. He was then sentenced to be flogged. He was stripped to the waist on the top of Castelisland town he was then marched
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Anglore, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mrs Mary O' Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    78
    Address
    Anglore, Co. Kerry