School: Cnoc Beithe, An Fhiacail
- Location:
- Knockbeha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Maolruanaidh
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- (continued from previous page)187The boy with the beads was saved.The Black and Tans burned hay they burned Mc
Arthurs house in the year 1921. One Sunday a man by the name of Pat Vaughan was going home from Mass .A woman rose a dispute with him and the woman knocked him and struck him with an umbrella and said he would never rise and he never did.He died between two trees
a leaf never came on the trees since.There was a hayshed of hay burned accidentally on a man by the name of John O'Mara 2 years ago.
- There are many tales told about the happenings which occurred in this vicinity some years ago. Some relating to drowning more to motor accidents and some more to burnings.About forty-five years ago a drowning occurred in Lough Graney lake.Three men were boating on the lake one day.The names of the three men were Corry,Moloney and Bourke.
They were boating away until all of a sudden the boat over turned.It pinned Corry and Moloney underneath it but Bourke clung to the boat and was saved.he was wearing a Scapular and carried a beads with him.The bodies couldn't
be found for a few days until the priest blessed a sheaf of oats and let it swim out on the lake.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Ita Mc Arthur
- Gender
- Female
