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School: Abbey (Naomh Feichín)

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Abbey, Co. Galway
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Séan de Paor
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  1. A Sad Story

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    1. Once upon a time there was a man by the name of Peter Moran going around this place. He had no home. This night there was a threshing in Conicare and he was at it. He was feeling very dry. He stooped down to get a drink. It seems he overbalanced himself and fell into the well.
    2. The next morning a girl found him standing on his head in the water. They rose him and buried him in Abbey churchyard. Afterwards they covered that well and they opened another.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nellie Hynes
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Abbey, Co. Galway
    Informant
    John Nevin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Carrowcrin, Co. Galway