Scoil: Corry (uimhir rolla 7011)

Ar an leathanach seo

1. (gan teideal)

   “In reference to the penal times...”

   

   Roinn Roinn Postáil

   In reference to the penal times there exists a tradition locally that there was a priest in this parish whose name was Father Heslinin who was wanted by the blood hounds of the law which he succeeded in evading for a long time owing to the watchfullness of his devoted people and to one man in particular he owed his life one occasion this faithful was by name John McCann who was a travelling pedlar selling his wares from door to door and in this way was well acquainted with movements of the military and he always kept the priest in safety. But one day a real renegade promised the military that he would entrap the priest so this informer feigned sickness so that his mother thought he was dying and he was loudly calling for the priest so the messenger found the priest in his safe retreat and he came to attend the sick man and meeting the pedlar whom he knew well he let himself known to

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   Stair Athraigh

   Teanga

   Béarla

   Bailitheoir

   Mary Scanlon

   Inscne

   Baineann

   Aois

   12

   Seoladh

   Ballygarvey, Co. na hIarmhí

   Faisnéiseoir

   Pat Caulfield

   Inscne

   Fireann

   Aois

   68

   Seoladh

   Ballygarvey, Co. na hIarmhí