School: Carrickgorman
- Location:
- Carrickgorman, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: M. Fleming
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- (continued from previous page)see him, and he told her that the goat told him that she was after eating "Marley Brown's" cabbage, and that she would not want a dose of salts for a month after them.
"Miss Brown" said no one called her "Marley Brown" unless very rude people, and John said "What could you expect from a goat."
- About 85 years ago the Excise officer who was locally known as the "Gager, was very much disliked by some of the "potteen makers of that time. They decided to frighten him, he was expected to pass the roadway at Carrickgorman at the place where Mr. James Smith has the agricultural fruit plot now.
A shot was fired when it was believed he was passing and the man fell dead,(continues on next page) - Collector
- Emrys Roundtree
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrickgorman, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr Michael Traynor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Togher, Co. Cavan
