School: Coolcappa, Árd-achadh (roll number 11955)
- Location:
- Coolcappagh, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Shíthigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0501, Page 308
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- Over fifty years ago Mr Elzery lived at Ballykenny. One night his sheep were stolen and he was always at his wife asking he consent to go to Biddy Early At last she gave it.
He went to her house and as he was going in she stopped him and told him all without asking her. She told him that they were stolen by a man who lived at the other side of the river. That he wore a white corduroy trousers and that he sold the sheep at the fair of Charville yesterday morning and that he had took sail for America.
She said that he had a wound in(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Sheehy
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Ebzery
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballykenry, Co. Limerick
