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School: Mágh, Leacht Uí Chonchobhair (roll number 4951)

Location:
Moy More, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Risteárd Mac Risteáird
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    from the district and were never heard of afterwards.The four men who effected the eviction were however "dogged"by every kind of ill luck during their lives ,and one of them actually met his death while working in the same quarry on which or near which,the Minister had lived.
    4.About 50 years ago a farmer from this locality took a cow to the fair of Miltown Malbay to sell.His wife went into town soon after him.The farmer sold the cow and the buyer took him into Bank to pay himAs they were returning to where the beast stood the buyer noticed a woman drawing hairs off the cow's tail.She proved to be the wife of the farmer who sold the animal.The buyer concluded that she did this in order to hold the produce of the cow ,and he immediately refused to take the beast and demanded his his money back.The farmer repaid the money after some noisy arguments ,and took home the cow.She was found dead in cabin next morning.
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    John Kinnane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    14
    Address
    Tullygarvan West, Co. Clare
    Collector
    Michael Garrahy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    16
    Address
    Aillbrack, Co. Clare
    Informant
    John O' Connell
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Lackamore, Co. Clare
    Informant
    John Whelan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Aillbrack, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Thomas Commane
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    46
    Address
    Aillbrack, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Thomas Gallagher
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    56
    Address
    Lackamore, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Michael Kinnane
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullygarvan West, Co. Clare