School: Cill Bhriotáin (C.) (roll number 11728)
- Location:
- Kilbrittain, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Cáit de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0313, Page 300
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“About sixty years ago there lived a man named Richard Flynn in the townland of Kilgobbin and in the parish of Ballinaspittle.”
About sixty years ago there lived a man
named Richard Flynn in the townland of
Kilgobbin and in the parish of Ballinaspittle.
He was a great runner and won a lot of prizes
My grandfather, Patrick Cronin was a great dancer.
He lived in the townland of Ballinscubbig
and in the parish of Ballinspittle.
John O’Donovan, a famous singer, lived at Gortnacrusha.
- Collector
- Patrick Cronin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballynascubbig, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mrs Cronin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballynascubbig, Co. Cork
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“An orangeman named Lannin of Bandon was killed at Timoleague nearly 100 years ago.”
An Orangeman named Lannin of Bandon was killed at Timoleague nearly 100 years ago.
The man who killed him sought refuge in the house of Lannin’s father.
This event is referred to in the famous ballad “Orange + Green”.
The night was falling dreary in merry Bandon town
When in his cortage weary an Orangeman lay down
The summer sun in splendour had set upon the vale
And shouts of no surrender arose upon the gale(continues on next page)