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1. Story of Moonlighters

   

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   Story of Moonlighters The Moonlighters were living at Awainnagaree They were supposed to be the Connor Threalacho They were very cruel + bad to the people. There was an old public house near Awainnagaree of they used to go there every day drinking armed with their guns and an old woman with them for a watcher. Once day they went there and were very merry. At last the housekeeper got afraid of them and he poured water on the guns and made them useless. After a while the old woman went out and came in again and told the men that she heard horses crossing the Laune. They took no notice of her but got merrier At last the Tralee officers arrived outside on the road. The Moonlighters went out to fight with their guns. But the guns were useless and the officers arrested them + brought them into Tralee where

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   Topics

   1. objects
      1. man-made structures
         1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Margaret Doyle

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Kilcoolaght East, Co. Kerry

   Informant

   James Doyle

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   50

   Address

   Kilcoolaght East, Co. Kerry