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School: Annacarter

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Mullinaveige, Co. Wicklow
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Mary C. Mulligan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0917, Page 257

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    Faction fights took place in this district about fifty years ago. One team fought another, they fought with blackthorn sticks, which used be left "seasoning" for a month be-fore each fight. Mr John Burke of Knockraheen claims that he killed a tramp at Fiddler's Hotel now known as Ballinastow Cross roads which was a well known meeting place. Patterns were also held in Glendalough, and at these patterns the wrestling matches used to take place.
    Up to 80 years ago a Pattern used to be held in Glendalough on the feast of St Kevin.
    People from different counties assembled there, it always wound up with Faction Fights
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    1. agents (~1)
      1. people
        1. factions (~230)
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