School: Béal Átha Fhinghín (B.)
- Location:
- Ballineen, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Beircheart Seártan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0311, Page 089
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“Long ago when a person was buried his relatives had to remain guarding the grave lest the body be dug up and sent to the surgeons.”
Long ago when a person was buried his relatives had to remain guarding the grave lest the body be dug up and sent to the surgeons. There was a watch house in every graveyard, and the watchers had guns, for the body snatchers were dangerous customers.
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“The Beamishes of Kilmalooda lived in a great house near Kilmalooda graveyard.”
The Beamishes of Kilmalooda lived in a great house near Kilmalooda graveyard. They had a black butler (i.e. a negro) and a lot of servants, strangers to the locality. The people of the district kept away from the place, for some windows had been broken in the house, and no one wanted to get into trouble over it.
There was a man who used to draw loads between Cork to Clonakilty. He often got a big box from Beamish's servants to deliver to a big gloomy looking house in the city. The box was always(continues on next page) - Informant
- William Shorten
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shanagh, Co. Cork