Drumakeenan School

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Charlie Spencer, Peggy O Meara

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(gan teideal)

“There is a place called Sentry Hill two miles from Borris-In-Ossory during the rebellion of 1798 and about five hundred rebels were executed.”

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Charlie Featherstone, Peggy O' Meara

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“There is a castle called Leap Castle about three miles from Roscrea it is noted for treasures and was burnt down in the time of the trouble in 1921.”

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“Biddy Early was a woman who lived in Clare, she was supposed to be in communication with the fairies.”

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Peggy O' Meara, Samuel Stanley

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“Lismacroary is between Carrig and Eglish it was the seat of the Smith's, the priest hunters in olden times it was also a place for execution for the priests when they were found, it had a flagged entrance.”

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Peggy O' Meara, Sarah O' Meara

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“There was once upon a time there lived a cruel gentleman he was a tyrant to all catholic clergymen he gathered up some friends of the same type and said that they would invite a certain priest for the purpose of killing him.”

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Ned Hogan, Peggy O' Meara

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(gan teideal)

“A man caught a lepreachan one time and he asked him for his gold.”

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Patrick O' Meara, Peggy O' Meara

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“There was a man one time who lived in Locheen and he did not like forts so he started to cut all the trees round the forts onhis land and his cattle died, and he could not live in the house atall and he tried o sell it but no one ever bought it, so it fel”

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Peg Gleeson, Peggy O' Meara

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“A little boy was swimming in a lake and he was drowned and if you go to that lake, that night you will dream about him and you will also see the boy getting drowned with bubbles coming out of is mouth.”

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Peggy O' Meara

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“The Devil's Bit is near Templemore it is a hill with a gap in it from where he devil is supposed to have taken a bit and is supposed to have thrown it a long distance from the place.”

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Peggy O' Meara, Thomas O' Meara

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Folklore

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Mrs Dooley, Tess Scully

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Folklore - Eagle Hill

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Bridie Monks, Michael Monks

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Folklore

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Folklore

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Bridie Monks, Michael Monks

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Folklore - Fairy Raths

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Bridie Monks, Michael Monks

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Folklore

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Bridie Monks, Michael Monks

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Folklore

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Folklore

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Folklore

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Una Doyle, William O' Neill

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Folklore

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Una Doyle, William O' Neill

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