School: Empor (roll number 941)
- Location:
- Emper, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: P. Gallagher
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0740, Page 047
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- There was a man one time and he was born in Wicklow. His name was Hempenstall and he joined the English army.
One day they were playing a band and they met a man they asked him was he a catholic and he said he was.
The had no way of killing him and Hampenstall took the rope off the band and hung him on his back and every after he was called the Walking Gallows.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Kenny
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Patrick Farrell
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Emper, Co. Westmeath
