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   “A local clan now extinct named 'The Keaney's' were Fenians and had a very strong tradition.”

   

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   fashions always fought as late as forty years ago. On the last occasion of a big faction fight have it took twenty Police and an Inspector to clear the street. The Police were all under armed.
   Twenty four bleeding mangled prisoners were taken on that day to the Barracks and were later found hearing. and some of them got terms of imprisonment.

   

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   “Not far from the Village in a little hollow beside the road are the ruins of a little cabbin.”

   

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   Not far from the village in a little hollow beside the road are the ruins of a little cabin In that but seventy years ago lived a man called Michael Keenan, His wife and daughters Michael joined the Police and later got dismissed and came back home to this but to live on his wits. He was a disciple of Vera Foster and took up the business of official letter writer for his illiterate neighbours. He had the knack of getting in with nobs - or big fellows as they were locally called - he was a pine lather and always talked big as when ever he went away from home he was always mistaken for a great gentleman. He always gave

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   Language

   English

   Informant

   Thomas Dalton

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   60

   Address

   Mulrick, Co. Cavan