School: Killashee, Longphort (roll number 12515)
- Location:
- Killashee and Aghakeeran, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Seán Ó Muireadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0755, Page 169
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- (continued from previous page)of Ballydrum. By Robert Thompson aged 60 years of the same place.
- Once upon a time there lived a man named Paddy the Piper. When he used to want pigs he used to go with a creel to the fair and he would bring them home in the creel. One day he went for two pigs so he met a man who claimed he was the best man in the town. So they arranged a fight for a few days after. He went in, in a few days after and brought all his friends that were good men, so they went and the fight took place on the market square. He won the fight and when it was over his eye was shoved out and ever after he(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Toher
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cloonbrock, Co. Longford
- Informant
- James Diffley
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Cloonbrock, Co. Longford
