School: Adare Convent (roll number 9296)
- Location:
- Adare, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: An tSr. Mechtildes
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0505, Page 226
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- (continued from previous page)would drive his horse right through thus ruining all. He had also a habit of leaving gates open and breaking fences and if anyone spoke to him they would meet with a few strokes of his whip. The man died in the hunting field owing to a fall from his horse. Seemingly he was doing penance as it is a known fact that on several occasions the people living in it have been awakened at night by the sound of huntsman's horn and the barking of hounds and looking out have seen dogs led by masters galloping out the back gate, both horses and dogs breathe(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Annie Scanlon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Adare, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- James Collins
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
