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School: Kinnegad (B.) (roll number 14362)

Location:
Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
T. Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0728, Page 184

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    In olden days John and Mary got married. The times were so bad that they could not rear their family. They said one to another let us separate for seven years, and at the end of the seven years we will meet again
    At the end of the seven years there was a birth of seven sons John said to his wife "worse than ever Mary" John said again "the times are so bad and what will we do with them." "Go and drown them" said Mary "All right said John
    John got a cish and put them in to it and put a sheet over the top of it and started off
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Lyons
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs Lee
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kinnegad, Co. Westmeath