School: Ballinvally (C.) (roll number 932)

Location:
Ballinvally, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
S. Nic Shiomóin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0724, Page 152

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  1. In the yeomanry days Mickey Darby was one of the who hunted down Father Murphy. Early in the morning he murdered him to gain the £10.
    Some time after he got married and had a son whom he called Mchael after himself, and later on this son got drowned. When his son got married, his first son was called Michael, and he got drowne, and when his son William got married his son was called Michael and he got drowned.
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    Topics
    1. time
      1. historical periods by name (~25)
        1. the great famine (~4,013)
        2. penal times (~4,335)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs Gilmore
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Moyleroe Little, Co. Westmeath