School: Murher (C.) (roll number 13541)
- Location:
- Murher, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Chonaill
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0404, Page 293
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- Myles Thornton of Kilbaha went up to the fort in Knockanure cutting scallops and he got a sore hand. He was for months coming to the doctor and it was not getting better.
At length he went to the priest and the priest did something for it that cured it. He blamed the fort for making it sore.
- Informant
- Thomas Moore
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 55
- Address
- Glannalappa Middle, Co. Kerry
- (continued from previous page)wet Spring he wished to set potatoes in it as it was very dry and convenient to the house. So he began to turn ridges with his spade and before the first day was down he got a pain in his head and took to the bed and died.
