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School: Rush Hall, Mountrath (roll number 12231)

Location:
Rush Hall, Co. Laois
Teacher:
P. Ó Lochlainn
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0825, Page 336

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    sorrow,two for joy,three for a wedding and 4 to die,five to be rich,six to be poor and seven to be kicked out side the door.
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    A beggar man by the name of Matt Keenan used to come begging to our door about ten years ago. He was a rich horse dealer in Northern Ireland Owing to squandering he became poor and had to go begging. After some years of begging he became a miser. He used to travel all the Irish Free State as it was then called. When he was in Offaly he was found dead on the road side and nine
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Lalor
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    55
    Occupation
    Dress-maker
    Address
    Coolrain, Co. Laois