School: Streamstown (roll number 15291)
- Location:
- Baile an tSrutháin, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: S. Garland
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0734, Page 077
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- (continued from previous page)used to go in on the gate which leads to the home of the present owner. They then went round the fort and then crossed the Mass stile. The old wall where the stile was, still remains. The path leading from the stile to the rock is still called by the old people the "Mass Path".
One day there was to be a wedding in a house beyond Streamstwon and an informer told the English that the priest would be going to the wedding. All was prepared for the wedding but the priest and the harper had not yet come. Suddenly the people of the house heard the clatter of hooves and looking out they saw the English soldiers in the yard. In the distance they could see the harper approaching. They searched the house from top to bottom but failed to find anyone. Going out they met the old harper and one of the soldiers struck him a blow and said "Your tune shall soon be changed to a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mona Montgomery
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Baile an tSrutháin, Co. na hIarmhí
- Informant
- Patrick Scott
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Baile an tSrutháin, Co. na hIarmhí
