School: Clochar na Trócaire, Nenagh
- Location:
- Nenagh, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: An tSr. Seanán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0535, Page 223
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- 1. Person who told it:- Mr. Chris. Cooney.
2. Address. 41 Mitchell St. Nenagh. Co. Tipp.
3. Age. 39 yrs.
4. Occupation. Motor Garage.
5. When incident occurred. About 50 yrs ago.
6. Person who told him:- Mr. Thomas Ryan
7. Address. Rearcross, Newport. Co. Tipp.
8. Age:- 60 yrs.
9. To whom told:- May Cooney (13 yrs). Above address
A boy and a girl lived near one another and they knew each other from their infancy. Some years later they got engaged. Both of them made a promise, if anything happened to one of them the other one should not marry. It happened that the boy fell sick and died.
The girl got married and one day as she was feeding the calves her uncle who was dead for many years appeared to her and told her that she might as well be prepared for the worst and that four certain men(continues on next page)
- Collector
- May Cooney
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Mitchel Street, Co. Tipperary
- Informant
- Mr Chris Cooney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 39
- Occupation
- Mechanic
- Address
- Mitchel Street, Co. Tipperary
