School: Tuairín Chathail (B.) (roll number 10392)
- Location:
- Tooreencahill, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Diarmuid Ó Cróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0452, Page 309
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- Long ago there was an ambush at Rathmore (Co. Kerry).There was a travelling-man commonly known as "Tom the Spy." There were also two soldiers, who strayed from the army, and they told the I.R.A. that there was a travelling-man going around, who used to sing songs for the police inside the barrack. They also said that he had a burned patch on the side of this face. The I.R.A. men went and found him, and they brought him near the barrack, and they shot him there. They then sent a messenger to the barrack, telling the police that there was a man dead on the side of the road. The police went examining the body and while they were looking at(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Edward Cremin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lackanastooka, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Daniel Twomey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 77
- Address
- Lackanastooka, Co. Cork
