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School: Ballylongford (C.) (roll number 11019)

Location:
Ballylongford, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Cáit, Bean Uí Bheoláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0402, Page 009

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    A Local Happening
    About a mile from Ballylongford in the townland of Ahanagran there is situated an old fort owned by Richard Mackessy. One evening he found that his pony was missing. Himself and his family searched the whole farm but the pony could not be found.
    They went to bed thinking that the pony would turn up in the morning. When morning came, they went out again to look for the pony, but to their great surprise they found him hanging off a tree in the fort. He got caught between two branches and he was held fast.
    This story was told to me
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Teresa Holly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Aghanagran Middle, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    Patrick Holly
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Aghanagran Middle, Co. Kerry