School: Scoil na mBráthar, Caiseal (roll number 16726)

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2. A Story About Eamonn an Chnoic

   

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   Eamonn an Cnuic the famous raparee, was born in the latter part of the seventeenth century. He was so called because his birth-place was Knock Mehil, Co. Tipperary. One day three gentlemen who were shooting birds met him but they did not recognise him. They were bad shots and they shot but a few birds. Eamonn an Cnuic said that he would fill all their bags with birds. They agreed and lent him a gun and ammunition. Then he started to shoot birds. At every shot he killed a bird. he kept on shooting until the bags were

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   Topics

   1. gníomhairí (~1)
      1. pearsana stairiúla (~5,068)
         1. Éamonn an Chnoic (~25)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Colm O' Hegarty

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Fearann na Cairtscoile, Co. Thiobraid Árann

   Informant

   Mr D. O' Hegarty

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Fearann na Cairtscoile, Co. Thiobraid Árann