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School: Cill Béacanta (1)

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Kilbeacanty, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Antoine Ó Maolacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0049, Page 0380

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    of her. When they were unable to pay their rents she seized their stock and slaughtered them, and hunk ths skins on the bushes of her avenue. One day she seized the only cow of a poor widow with nine children. She slaughtered the cow and hung the skin on a bush of her avenue. The poor woman knelt before the skin and prayer that Nora would be killed. An hour Nora came in her carriage. When her horses saw the skin they suddenly took fright and bolted. Nora fell out and broke her neck. This was the end of her cruelty. The poor people were glad when they knew she
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Lucy Lambert
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Michael Lambert
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    50
    Address
    Ballyturin, Co. Galway