School: Tunnyduff
- Location:
- Tonyduff, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: Micheál Ó Cathaláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1015, Page 062
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- There was once a man and his two sons. He promised to give the farm to the second son. The younger brother got very jealous and told his father that his brother was doing wrong. He kept on making trouble till he got his father to disown him. He had to emigrate. Before leaving home he warned his father and brother that sooner or later he would have revenge. He was not long away from home when he was killed. From the time of his death there was no peace in the home he had left. When his brother was in the house the furniture would be thrown about. He pulled the clothes of the bed. When out working he would hear his brother's voice accusing him for being the cause of his death. It is said that he would be hit with stones. He has to go and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maureen Markey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cordoagh, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Lynch
- Gender
- Female
