School: Béal na Bláth, Maghcromtha (roll number 12458)
- Location:
- Bealnablath, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Cróinín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0340, Page 247
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- During the penal days a great fight was fought in the valley between Green hill and Clearagh A pensioner soldier was in Clearagh-hill with the White-boys. He told them to give him plenty of ammunition and not to leave the hill.
At that time the Yoemanry were in the valley and they retreated back. The leader of the White-boys betrayed them and they then followed the Yoemanry.
The pensioner soldier advised them to keep to the hill but they would not take his advice. When the yoeman got the White-boys in the valley they attacked them.
One of the White-boys ran away and when the yoeman got up to him they tied him to a horse's tail, and dragged him off to Drishure. Drishure was the place where all the people were hanged.
Beamish's of Kilmamalooda used to do a lot of bad acts. They hunted(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Helen Lennihan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Laghtneill, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr John Keane
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Ardrah, Co. Cork
