School: Virginia (C )
- Location:
- Virginia, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Mrs B. Farrelly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1000, Page 321
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- John and his wife Mary lived together. One day he set out to bring home a creel of turf and as he was going to meet a friend of his who told him that his brother was dead.
They decided they should exchange clothes as John had only his every-day suit on. His friend went to a bog for the turf and set out home. On his way home he had to cross a deep stream and when he was crossing he slipped and fell in.
Mary despairing o her husband returning set out to look for him. She called a few of her neighbours When they found him he was black and blue in the face, and she recognised(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maggie Farrelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lisgrea, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Bridget Farrelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Lisgrea, Co. Cavan
