School: Cappamore (B.) (roll number 7480)

Location:
Cappamore, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
James McCarthy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0520, Page 145

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  1. Once upon a time in Towerhill, Cappamore, Co. Limerick, some people were playing cards for a turkey in a house where a man named Thady Ryan lived and, is living yet. The people remained playing the cards until facing mid-night when finally they stopped and went home. When they had just gone Thady was doing something around the house when he looked into the tankards of milk and to his surprise, he found the tankards full of blood. So no one ever
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Pat Connors
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    12
    Address
    Cappamore, Co. Limerick