School: Birr (St. Brendan's)
- Location:
- Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
- Teachers: S. Ó Conchobhair R. Ó Huigín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0821, Page 094
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- (continued from previous page)of the woman's hand remained on the man's back and he hurried out of the wood as quick as he could. The mark remained on his back until his death.
- There was a man going home on a bright night after being out all day drinking and gambling. He had spent about three pounds in the town and had only ten shillings left. On his way he met a man carrying a table and two chairs and a pack of cards.This man asked the traveller to sit down and play a few games of cards with him.After losing all his money he looked down and saw a shilling on the road. When he bent to pick it up the saw that the other man had a tail(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Roddy Molloy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glenns, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- T. Murray
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Birr or Parsonstown, Co. Offaly
