School: Tullycanna
- Location:
- Tullycanna, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Tomás de Buitléir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0876, Page 142
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- (continued from previous page)a bridge across the river so as we can come a short way home and have thirty cattles' eyes on plates. This was Jack's job for the next day. When he got Connelly off next morning he yoked a horse and cart and brought a load of planks down to the river.
A lane came to each side of the river so he got Connelly's cattle and drove them down to the bank. He killed them one by one with an axe and took an eye out of each. He rolled them into the river and then put the planks across and made a fine bridge. He watched until he saw Connelly and his wife coming. He set the hay and straw on fire. Connelly came so quicwas sorry and Connelly said he was. So Jack got a knife and Mrs Connelly came(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Aidan Doran
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tullycanna, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Aidan Doran
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 50
- Address
- Tullycanna, Co. Wexford
