School: Ballinacree (B.) (roll number 13965)
- Location:
- Ballynacree, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Pádraic Ó Connachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0717, Page 226
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- (continued from previous page)till about 12 oclock each went home in there own direction while James Mooney had a very lonly road to traval along.
James hadent gone far when he heard the trampling of feet behind him and he went some what faster the sounds that he heard in the distance came nearer and finally over took him.
He recognised the marching people to be a funeral with one man in front giving an occasionall call fall out and fall in"
James got frightened at the very taught of a funeral at that time of night in the midst of his fright the leader of the band gave his usual call "fall out James thaught tht the call appealed to him
before he had time to use any more judgment he was shouldring the beir while he was carrying it there was no further call "fall out" from the leader till he came near his owne gate
When all the marching crowd disappeared then the coffin was lift to him.
Tis then he felt terrifed(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Patrick Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 42
- Address
- Clontyduffy (Hart), Co. Cavan
