School: Monaseed (roll number 15937)

Location:
Monaseed, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Nioclás Ó Diomasaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0889, Page 067

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  1. About fifty years ago, a man named John Mellon lived in Coolthawn, which is about a mile from Monaseed school.
    His son and daughter-in-law lived with him also.
    He was very poor and he was unable to pay the rent. Then twelve policemen under an inspector came to evict them. When they came to the house the door was bolted, the windows were barred and the Mellons refused to go out.
    The police then bored a hole with a crowbar in the end wall. Then the Mellons threw boiling water out through the hole and also an iron bar. The police once took the bar and the people made them give it back. The priest got very angry with
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    K. Mc Donald
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Johnny Redmond
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Craan Lower, Co. Wexford