School: Achadh Bolg (roll number 3588)

Location:
Aghabullogue, Co. Cork
Teacher:
(name not given)
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  1. A landlord named John Massy lived once in a place called Mount Massy in the town of Macroom. In one part of his property in a place called Musira he had a grand house built for a gamekeeper, and under the kitchen of that house there was a stall to hold twenty cows. This house was situated half way between Macroom and Millstreet in a by part of the country. The gamekeeper's name was Lucey and as the gamekeeper was travelling one day to Mount Massy he was fired at and got a few grains on the head but escaped. He was fired at a short distance from his own house, the gamekeeper had a gun but it was of no use to him at the time. The man that fired at him made his escape to a foreign land, although police and soldiers were in search of him. After that the gamekeeper got police protection and John Massy advertised on the paper that a reward be given to any man found hunting in his
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    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Creedon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Dromatimore, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Mr D. Creedon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Dromatimore, Co. Cork