School: Clochar na Toirbhirte, Sráid an Mhuilinn (roll number 2278)
- Location:
- Millstreet, Co. Cork
- Teacher: An tSr. Caoimhín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0323, Page 189
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- (continued from previous page)the grate of his castle, Colonel Ingoldsby rides up to the grate with a span'd pistol and shot him dead at which action the said Phayre was mush dissatisfied being Commander-in-Chief of the Party.
This incident was supposed to have happened in 1721 (circ.) and was reproduced in Michael Davitt's speech 1890. ------------------------------------------------------
The name 'Cill-Míde' is derived from a lady whose name was Míde or Mide. It is said she was a Saint who had a cill or kind of church built for herself here in this place. There is neither trace nor tidings of the 'Cill' now, but there is a holy-well in the place now as Sláine or (in English) the Slanan. There is a big cross erected a little from the well but this has no connection with either the well or the Saint. The cross was erected by the Leaders who came over with Cromwell and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kate O' Sullivan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Millstreet, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mary O' Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 94
- Address
- Millstreet, Co. Cork
