School: Ballymartin, Croom (roll number 4466)

Location:
Ballymartin, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Teresa Lynch
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0525, Page 113

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  1. Mr. Heirlehy told me that the Turks came to Limerick about forty years ago. They pitched their tents on the passage leading to St. Dominics Rosbrien one mile south of Limerck City. These Turks had fine bears which used to dance. One day the Turks washed one of the bears in the well. After the Turks left, Mr. Heirlehy went to see the well, and found it was dried up, and a big (ran) rat at the bottom. The rat looked up at him and then went into a hole. Mr Heirlehy went to see the well a week after and it was full of water.
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    Topics
    1. events
      1. events (by time of year) (~11,476)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Martin Moloney
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Thomas Heirlihy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Friarstown, Co. Limerick