School: Killyfargy
- Location:
- Killyfargy, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: B. Ó Mórdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0947, Page 155
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“Phil Martin and his sister lived beside a rath...”
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- Michael Moore
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- James Molloy
- Gender
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- Age
- c. 70
- Address
- Aghnaskew, Co. Monaghan
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- Thomas Moore
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- c. 74
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- Aghnaskew, Co. Monaghan
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“There lived a man around this district called Oiny Mac Caul. ...”
There lived a man around this district called Oiny Mac Caul. He was nicknamed Oiny Cawfel (Caulfield?) because his sister was married to a man called Cawfel and he used to spend most of his time in Caulfel's. Cawfel lived in Bnuakena. One night Mc'Caul went to a wake. It was a moonlight night and he proposed to go to hunt a nd so with a few others he went out with dogs. They were not far away from the house when they rose a hare. The dogs followed the hare. The huntsmen were smart and kept up(continues on next page)