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School: Mercy Convent, Belturbet

Location:
Belturbet, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0971, Page 146

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    A man named O'Reilly who lived an Castle Hill was called "Tall Boy" because he was so tall and thin. An old washerwoman named Mary OReilly was called "Mary the Tub". Another old woman was called "Forty Pockets" because she had a lot of pocket and she used to put everything she found into them - spoons, knives and cloth and one time a priest lost his silver pipe and it was found in one of her pockets. An old carpenter named Michael O'Reilly was called "Mickey the Chip". A family of Fitzpatricks are called "the Bunties" because they are so small. A shopkeeper
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. people
        1. names (~166)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Collector
    Joan Fitzpatrick
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Belturbet, Co. Cavan