School: Tuar an Fhíona, Cluain Meala

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Tuar an Fhíona, Co. Phort Láirge
Teacher:
Gearóid Ó Coindealbháin
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    After a while they began digging into the ground with forks and spoons. They kept on digging for about three or four days until they had a big hole dug out under the ground. It was out in thus hole the three Fenians escaped.
    Tomás Ó Dúnaighe
    Tom Walsh got this from Jim Walsh
    Skeheens
    Waterford.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Long ago there were a great number of stories told about the Fenians. One day a man named Kiely coming home from a fair with cattle. Just as he was coming near Colligan a car stopped and two men came out of it. These men had two guns and they said he should give them the cattle or
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    Topics
    1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. daoine
        1. cumainn rúnda (~18)
          1. Fíníní (~141)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Tomás Ó Dúnaighe
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Béal na Molt, Co. Phort Láirge
    Informant
    John Moloney
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Garbhchluain, Co. Phort Láirge
    Informant
    Paddy Moloney
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Male