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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Ceann tSáile

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Kinsale, Co. Cork
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An tSr. Úna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0319, Page 336

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    was hanging him the rope broke John Isac said if Kinsale town can not afford to buy a rope to hang you your life is your own, so he hanged him. The reason the rope broke was because he was a bad man too
    There is another story told, that he hung a man on the top of Camphill just on the border of Kinsale. This man was a carrier and could not pay his rent. This day while he was in Cork the bums came. On returning home that evening he put his horse in the stable and on entering the house he found the bums tied inside, and the cattle put safe by his neighbours so as the bums could not get them. He loosened the bums. When they saw
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maighread Ní Croínín
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Seán Ó Colmán
    Gender
    Male