School: Ballybunion Convent (roll number 13233)

Location:
Baile an Bhuinneánaigh, Co. Chiarraí
Teacher:
An tSr. Aodán
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    party was claiming a better right than the other but the Lawlor faction, the majority of whom came from this side, had claimed first right to it. The Cooleen faction came to beat them out of it. They brought horses and cars loaded with stones and they had two miles of road in coming and the women had their cloaks covering them. The leaders of the Cooleens were Hackett and Ahern who rode before the crowd on horse-back. The P.P. of Ballybunion and Ballydonague was Fr. Buckley. He met the Cooleens at the entrance to the strand and said to them not to spill blood on the Sabbath as the strand then belonged to all
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa O Carroll
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Baile an Bhuinneánaigh, Co. Chiarraí
    Informant
    Michael Griffin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    70
    Address
    Baile an Bhuinneánaigh, Co. Chiarraí