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School: Ladhar (C.), Bán-Tír (roll number 8665)

Location:
Lyre, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Síle, Bean Uí Chéilleachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0360, Page 100

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    The writer of this story if what may be called Black Magic heard it told about forty years ago from an old man then about seventy years of age, a native of Donoughmore named Kelly. The facts related by Kelly's brother Dan to him. Dan worked as a labourer when the Railroad from Cork to Passage was under construction. The Contractor and higher officials were English whilst the labourers were Irish and Catholics. Dan Kelly with several others were working under a certain ganger who altough being very reasonable to the men under him had a strong craving
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Ní Shuibhne
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Denis Cremin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Crinnaloo North, Co. Cork