School: Turlough, Béal an Chloga (roll number 14872)

Location:
Turlough, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Áine, Bean Uí Éalaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0615, Page 149

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    Bitter the death they gave you soldier lad, ...

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    pleading, Kevin lad, Heroes of old and martyrs of today.
    How do wonder, boy, that our hearers are glad.
    Author: Rev. D. A. Casey.
    Kevin Barry was a young of 18 years of age from whom the tans thought to get information in the year 1916. But he preferred death rather than spy on his comrades.
    So this was written in honour of him.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Joseph Linnane
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Pat Linnane
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    59
    Address
    Sheshia, Co. Clare