School: Clashaganny (roll number 8051)
- Location:
- Clashaganny, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Albert Flanagan
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0252, Page 220
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- About a century ago there lived in Cargins Demesne. near Tulsk, ,Co, Roscommon. a man named Dan Kelly he was a Protestant and a very hard man you could not look across his demesne wall without his looking on it as an offence. When he died all the nobility of the County came to the funeral. There were no motor hearses in those days, but there were four coal black horses drawing it. They came prancing to the hall door and the coffin was placed in. A number of Parsons were there and they began to read aloud but the horses would not stir no matter how they were whipped the same as if they were screwed to the ground. After a long time some one said to send for the parish Priest So that he might do some thing. This was agreed to and the clergyman came without delay. He went to the driver and told him to mind his seat. Taking out his book he read a few Latin Sentences. In a few minutes the horses dashed off in a canter to the grave yard.
- Collector
- Ethna Shannon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Manor, Co. Roscommon
