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School: Ballinacree (C.) (roll number 13966)

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Ballynacree, Co. Meath
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Eibhlín Bean Uí Chonnachtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0717, Page 389

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    About sixty years ago there lived in Hilltown an old woman named Nancy Skelly. She was a poor woman and when neighbours brought her some food she would shake some of it under the tables and the beds and say "May I take it, May I take it." Then she would go to the spinning wheel and spin it round and when it would creak she would be able to tell if she could take it.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mairsil Ní Gabhann
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mrs William Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Gneeve, Co. Cavan