School: Ballinvally (B.) (roll number 931)
- Location:
- Ballinvally, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Healy
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0723, Page 054
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- (continued from previous page)the monkey in the house. When he was gone the monkey went into the sitting room. He looked into the mirror and he saw his reflection in the mirror. He got the poker and came back to fight. When he came back he hit the mirror with the poker and broke it to pieces. The gentleman was very vexed with the monkey.
- A man named Tom Keegan was at Mass. When the Priest came round collecting the man gave him a penny. He moved over(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Fitzsimons
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killadoughran, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Peter Fitzsimons
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Killadoughran, Co. Westmeath
