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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cill Dá Lua

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Killaloe, Co. Clare
Teacher:
An tSr. Aileabhaird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0586, Page 290

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    Ireland and America. When one of the tenants was backward in paying his rent they took the land from him and gave him a free passage to America. Some of the boats were lost - passengers and all. It is said that when one of the boats was wrecked and was sinking, the crew and some of the passengers took to the boats. Running short of provisions they killed a young man from this neighbourhood and used his body for food. Eating human flesh is strictly forbidden by law and is punished by death and no excuse is accepted to justify the crime.
    The commonest family
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    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
    Ballina, Co. Tipperary
    Collector
    Mary D' Arcy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Ballina, Co. Tipperary
    Informant
    Mrs Seymour
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Townlough Upper, Co. Tipperary