School: Moynalvey (roll number 7567)
- Location:
- Moynalvy, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Mrs Bridget M. Kelly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0689, Page 204
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- When my grand-father was young there lived a man named Jack Wilson in Moynalvey. Before he died he wished that his own horse and cart should bring him to the graveyard.
Being a wealthy man his friends would not bring him in a cart to the graveyard. They hired a horse and hearse to take him there, thinking that by doing so they were showing him respect.
When the coffin was put into the hearse the horses(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Magee
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Moynalvy, Co. Meath
- Informant
- Patrick Weldon
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilmore, Co. Meath
