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School: Stormanstown, Ardee (roll number 9371)

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Stormanstown, Co. Louth
Teacher:
P. Ó Ceallaigh
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    the hands and then with sticks, stones and anything they could get into their hands. In the end Anderson, who had a basket of delph broke all the pieces pegging them at the O'Briens. They kept on fighting until they were nearly sober, but Anderson did not succeed in putting out O'Brien.
    Next day they were friends again and they all went to Ardee and got drunk again and fought again the next night. They continued that for a few days until in the end the police came and sent the O'Briens away.
    Janie Murphy, Corstown, Drumconrath.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people by social grouping
        1. travellers (~3,023)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Janie Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corstown, Co. Meath