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School: Kilaneerin (roll number 950)

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Killinierin, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Nuala, Bean Uí Chadhla
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    Folk-lore
    Written by
    Murtha Sullivan (7th Standard)
    Kilanerin
    Inch
    Co Wexford
    The following story was told to me by my father and he heard it told by an old man in the district
    Mr. John Kavanagh.
    Hunter Gowen, who resided at Mount St. Benedict was one of the bitterest of the Yoe-men of 1798.
    He spent most of his time hunting the Priests and the Catholics and he treated them badly.
    Many stories are related to us about him and this one refers to a priest's escape from him.
    This priest was going to a house on a sick call. Hunter Gowen came on his track and tried to catch up with him.
    The came to the Bann river which is very wide and Hunter Gowen thought that he would catch the Priest.
    The Priest jumped across the river by a miracle. Hunter Gowen tried to leap it after him and it is said that he
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martha Sullivan
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Killinierin, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Mr John Kavanagh
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killinierin, Co. Wexford