School: Béal Átha Uisce (roll number 4836)
- Location:
- Ballard, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Séaghdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0279, Page 037
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- Long ago some landlords drivers from Bantry came to Berehaven seizing cattle. The went along by Allihies and across to Urhan and they seized a number of cattle.
As they were going back with the cattle they were overtaken by the owners of the cattle in the eastern end of Rossmacowen. They had an argument. The owners were trying to get the cattle back and the men were trying to keep them.
Finally the owners caught the man that was in charge of the Landlord's party whose name was "Diarmuid Ó Duinneabháin. Some of them held him while others were getting an oak branch to hang him with, and up to the present(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Máire Ní Mhurchadha
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Felane Middle, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Seán Ó Murchadha
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 48
- Address
- Felane Middle, Co. Cork
