School: Ród (B.)
- Location:
- Rhode, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: P. Ó Maoldomhnaigh
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“A man named Hugh Whelehan lived in the neighbourhood of Derryarken who had a small farm on which were fifteen cattle...”
A man named Hugh Whelehan lived in the neighbourh of Derryarken who had a small farm on which were fifteen cattle, three cows and six pigs. When the feeding for pigs got scanty, he decided upon killing the pigs. The people heard tell of him killing the pigs.Immediately they swarmed around him begging for some part of the pigs. He distributed all six pigs among them. After some time he had no food for himself. After two weeks without any food, he was determined to go and seek food somewhere. To fast any longer would mean a lingering death for him. He went to the houses begging alms and favours. Yet he could not get a living. One day he fainted by the roadside, where he died.
- Collector
- Gerard Hickey
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- John Hickey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dunville, Co. Offaly