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School: Ballyjamesduff (B.)

Location:
Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
T. O' Donovan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0997, Page 196

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    There is a park situated about half a mile from Ballyjamesduff and it is on the Virginia road.
    People around my district of Cornahilt say that at sun - set every evening a man walks about the park until sun - rise the next day
    They say he has no arms because he lost them in the time of the Penal Laws. He was a Protestant and he was terribly hard against the Catholic religion.
    The people do not go
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Reilly
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyjamesduff, Co. Cavan