School: Newtown, Kells (roll number 5053)
- Location:
- An Baile Nua (Shea), Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: (ní thugtar ainm)
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- (continued from previous page)also a great storyteller, and he often told stories that were not true at all.
He could also take up a paper and read something that was not on it at all.
He died in the Hospital at Callan and before he died he composed a piece of poetry to be put on his headstone, and the poetry is as follows:-"Here lies the body of shoot the moon,
Who lost his wind an hour too soon,
Now he's dead and his tongue is civil,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Mullins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Na Muilte, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Informant
- John Mullins
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 67
- Address
- Gráinseach Cheanannais, Co. Chill Chainnigh
