School: Tulach Cruinn, Inis (roll number 7708)
- Location:
- Tulaigh Chrainn Uachtarach, Co. an Chláir
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Maranáin

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0601, Page 045
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- In the town of Miltown Malbay there was a very severe landlord named Birdie Moroney. At last a band of landleaguer's united together with the idea of opposing him and to force him to treat them in a proper and fair way. His deeds were most cruel and he is still spoken in the locality. Among the leaguer's were three blacksmiths who, as part of the plan, refused to shoe Moroney's horses.
The following poem will give the story in detail:-
Three brave blacksmiths
Down the County Clare
They wouldn't shoe the grabber's horse
They wouldn't shoe his mare
They wouldn't take his money
And his threats they didn't care
Signs by they got their punishment
A week for every nail(continues on next page)- Collector
- Annie Reidy
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Burns
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 66
- Address
- Tulaigh Chrainn Uachtarach, Co. an Chláir