School: Scoil na Móna Fliche (Moanflugh) (roll number 10272)
- Location:
- Moanflugh, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Diarmuid Ó Deasmhumhnaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0326, Page 023
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- The only faction fights remembered here are the great fights between the Lynches and Twomeys in Ballyvourney. All their relatives, friends, and partisans took part, especially on Whitsunday, a pattern day in Ballyvourney village (Ballymakeery) in honour of Gobnait Naomhtha, whose church, holy well and grave are at Gortnatubrid, a mile or so to the west. The fighting ceased sixty years ago
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There are several families of Kellehers. Kelleher Cnoc; Kelleher Buidhe; Kelleher Sceach; Kelleher Darby; Kelleher Pad Jacks; Kelleher Joany; Twohigs Johnny, (these latter are Twohigs.) Not far away are Murphy Stuaic, Murphy Black, Murphy Deirbh. There are also Kellehers called Conablach: Hand-basket; Pid; Cúl Bán; and Bagún There are Dan Den Thaidhg, Jerry Joany, Dan Johnny, Den Johnny, Pats Pad Jack, Dan Buidhe, etc. In Carriganima Church once of the stained-glass windows was inserted (paid for) by "Jeremiah Kelleher (Cnoc)" as the inscription on it shows. Kelleher is the most common surname in the parish of Clondrohid.
