School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ceann tSáile

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Kinsale, Co. Cork
Teacher:
An tSr. Úna
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  1. Like most of the farming class of the time this was how they spent their few hours of leisure after slaving from dawn to dark, recounting again and again the same old stories, as for instance, that such and such an apple tree was brought from Compass Hill by their grandfathers, or that it was from their gardens the Abby was bombarded by "Cromwell the ruffian not judging him". They knew nothing of concerts or circuses, and as for excursions to places out-
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maighréad Ní Mhathghamhna
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Séamus Breathnach
    Gender
    Male