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School: Gníomh go Leith (B.) (roll number 1703)

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Gneevgullia, Co. Kerry
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Cormac Ó Laoghaire
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0451, Page 392

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    mercilessly, and was often shot in the legs.
    Those men who tramped through the country by night were called Moonlighters, and they were always masked. At that time the Peelers were kept busy, watching the moonlighters. Often these men were arrested, and sentenced to long terms of imprisonment.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Dan Sullivan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Gneevgullia, Co. Kerry