School: Gleann na gCreabhar (Anglesboro), Baile Mhistéala (roll number 10262)
- Location:
- Anglesborough, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Cadhla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0514, Page 012
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“Almost directly opposite Denis Dwyers' cottage in Ballyfaskin, in the Co. of Limerick and in the barony of Coshlea...”
(continued from previous page)cocks on the cards at 1 shilling a head. The game of course was the "forty five" that we play here every night.Now this story is as true as I'm here on this chair because Mick Reilly who was there told it to me himself. The night of the gamble about eighteen years ago or more was a grandmoonlight night. Mick Reilly his brother Denis , our Denis and a few of the lads around struck off for Micealin Fear's about eight o'clock.The games had started when they got in and anyway they got a table and everything went off grand until just at 12 o'clock the two cocks up in lochta began to crow. All of a shot the lamp glass was taken off the lamp and made bits off on the flag of the door. The boys and the woman of the house ran out in the yard and most of the lads made off home through the fields over ditches and everywhere. Begor Mick Reilly advised the woman not to leave the children who were sleeping in the room. He lighted a match for her and lighted a candle(continues on next page)
- Informant
- William Howard
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 45
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Anglesborough, Co. Limerick