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School: Shinrone (B.)

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Shinrone, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
William Mac Mahon
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0819, Page 043

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    Death of unknown man in Shinrone
    About forty years ago their lived in Shirone a man named Mr. Poe. He heard a great noise when he was in bed he stole out of bed and went to room where he heard the noise. He went for his gun and under the curtain he fired a shot and killed one of the men and no one for miles around could identify him. He was buried in the green, A tree was planted over the grave to mark the spot where he was buried.
    Written by James Quirke,
    Shinrone Offaly.
    Story from Mr p. Quirke.
    Shinrone Offaly.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    James Quirke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Shinrone, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mr P. Quirke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Shinrone, Co. Offaly