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School: Ballymore (B.) (roll number 7443)

Location:
Ballymore, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
P.J. Cooney
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0743, Page 287

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    Eighty years ago an old woman lived in Ballinlig named Kinelty. She walked to Dublin and she was two days away. When she came back her legs began to swell and she lived a very short time.
    The old house that she lived in can still be seen. It is an old thatched house. It is in a little bit of a lane about two miles to the South of Ballymore. There is another old house above it named Martins. It is seventy five miles from here to Dublin.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Cornelly
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Address
    Snimnagorta, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Peter Cornelly
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Snimnagorta, Co. Westmeath