School: Cill Bhriotáin (B.) (roll number 14116)

Location:
Kilbrittain, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Ml. Ó Riagáin
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    Patrick O'Donovan was shot at bridge outside the P.O. at Kilbrittain 71 years ago.

    Patrick O'Donovan was shot at bridge ouside P. O. at Kilbrittain 71 years ago. i.e. 1867. Con Keohane now residing at Coolmain. Kilbrittain saw Sergeant Clifton raise the mother's cloak and shoot the son who was hiding beneath it. Con is now 81. He was 10 years old then and as he says was a garsún without shoe or stocking
    Clifton was transferred and shot another man in his new station
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. catching animals
          1. fishing (~216)
    2. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Michael O' Regan
    Gender
    Male
    Occupation
    Teacher
    Address
    Bandon, Co. Cork
    Informant
    Cornelius Keohane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    85
    Address
    Coolmain, Co. Cork
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    50 years ago there were 18 boats in Gleannabhand.

    50 years ago there were 18 boats in Gleannabhaid.
    The owners gathered seaweed for manure.
    Some of this weed was conveyed in boats to Deasy's Bridge near the village of Kilbrittain and sold to residents at northern end of parish
    Fishing was carried on from June to November
    Bream, pollock and Hake were caught in large numbers
    Potatoes & fish formed the principal food
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.