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School: Sráid na Cathrach (C.) (roll number 8851)

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Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
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Úna, Bean Uí Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0622, Page 439

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    (continued from previous page)
    the ruins of an old church to be seen.
    Long ago the Protestants who were living in parish of Kilfarboy took the old church from the Catholics to have their service in it, but after a while the catholics boys of the parish made up a plan to go over and frighten them and so they did.
    When the protestants heard this great noise they thought it was the devil that had come to frighten them.
    They were so frightened that they left it so from that day to this the catholics have possession of the church.
    But that church was built newly in Miltown Malbay and soon after
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    2. objects
      1. man-made structures
        1. historical and commemorative structures (~6,794)
          1. graveyards (~2,501)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Brody
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Milltown Malbay, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Michael Frawley
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    73
    Address
    Cloonbony, Co. Clare