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School: An Clochar, Oileán Ciarraí (roll number 14952)

Location:
Castleisland, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
An tSr. Caoimhín
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  1. The Land War

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    In the time of the Land War the White Boys ambushed the Mail Car which went from Killarney to Mallow. They suspected that the driver had some information about the military from the boys in Mallow. They told him to deliver up the mails to them. The driver being an Orange man by the name of Brearton refused to deliver the mails to them. So they cut the leg off one horse a and the driver being so bold, he untackled the other horse and jumped on him with the mails on his back. They then seized him and took the mails from him and started choking him. Then they asked him to
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Katty Riordan
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Daniel Clifford
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Barna, Co. Kerry