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School: Keelagh

Location:
Keelagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
Ellen Reilly
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1025, Page 090

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1025, Page 090

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    but whins grow in it. Cattle are fed among the whins.
    There is an old saying about our townland and that is if one person dies then will die three inside one year. This has happened many times. I remember Mr. John Mc Mahon and Mrs Costello and Mrs Fitzpatrick to die inside twelve months.
    My grandfather and grandmother and Patrick my brother also died before twelve months had passed.
    Mrs. Pat Smyth and Mrs. James Smyth and her son died before the end of twelve months.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. local lore, place-lore (~10,595)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Keelagh, Co. Cavan
    Collector
    Eileen Smyth
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Michael Smyth
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Keelagh, Co. Cavan