School: Timahoe (roll number 14486)
- Location:
- Timahoe, Co. Laois
- Teacher: R. O' Byrne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0831, Page 236
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“Some forty years ago as Pat Lalor Esker Timahoe was returning home very late on e night from Maryborough, he had a horse and cart...”
(continued from previous page)the sign of the cross on the horse's back with a piece of a stick, he then got up in the car, + went on his journey, but all the time he was crushed in the cat + could not see anything this continued until he came about one hundred yards from his own house then everything disappeared, he came in + unyoked his horse + put him up in the stable, + came in + ate his supper and went to bed. And when he got up next morning the horse was dead.
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“In years gone by there was a local fair held in our little village of Timahoe.”
In years gone by there was a local fair held in out little village of Timahoe. It came to be known as a cattle + sheep fair, it was held monthly, on the green + every one would bring their cattle from all parts, as cattle were a great price at thime but they are not as good nowadays.
There was also a loanful Bank a that time in Timahoe at time it was erected above the Post Office - Collector
- Gertie Quigley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrigeen, Co. Laois