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 268
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- (continued from previous page)belonging to small farmers.
The Mc Carthy O'Learys had a private Chapel for their own use this was at the left side of the Parish Church.
There is a story told about one of them who filled the font in the sacristy of the Church with ink instead of holy water and when the priest who was afterwards Bishop of Kerry R.I. P. was vested to go on the altar to say Mass he dipped his finger in the font and instead of holy water he splashed himself with the ink. Of course the priest was very much annoyed and the result was that the O'Leary's Chapel was closed and they had to enter the Church like the rest of the people.
There is a story connected with one of the Wallaces.
One day a junior Wallace the son of the Landlord had evicted a family consisting of a poor widow and six children. Mr Wallace (Senior) was away but just as he was coming home he saw the evicted family standing at the door and he heard the woman(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joan Griffin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Millstreet, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Tom Griffin
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Address
- Millstreet, Co. Cork
