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School: Lios Tuathail Buachaillí

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Listowel, Co. Kerry
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Brian Mac Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1126, Page 335

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    About one hundred years ago most Catholics had a hard time trying to come to Mass. One Sunday the Catholics were going to Mass and Protestants came out armed with rotten eggs and fists of mud and beat the Catholics out of the Square in Listowel and prevented them from going to Mass. The next Sunday the Catholics came with
    their shoes slung upon their backs. They were armed well and had fine big sticks and they met the Protestants and beat them out of this square.
    They had a ball at Lord Listowel's one night and Slohis daughter was at it with Lady Gleandor Stokes was a very rich man who
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    W. Keane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Mr W. Keane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Listowel, Co. Kerry