School: Tunnyduff

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   what news and the pupil was to say. "No news only what the people was tired of. The man would ask him what was that. The boy would say. "An eagle which flew from Livepool droped an egg at the station. The people gathered up the produce of it, for manure the land. The man said that was lies and he put him in the barn to be hung with the widows son. They dispaired of him coming back and another pupil went down. He was asked the same questions and he answered them the same. He was put in the barn to be hung also. The other pupil went down and he said the same. He was put in the barn also. Then Brian went down himself and said the same and the man said it must be the truth when every one had it, and he let the pupils out of the barn. He brought them in and made tea

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Kathleen O' Brien

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Greaghettiagh, Co. Cavan

   Informant

   Mrs K. Cooney

   Gender

   Female