School: Clonmoney, Bunratty

Location:
Clonmoney North, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Henry Carroll
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0598, Page 323

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  1. This is true story, and as some of the descendants of the people principally concerned are still alive the author wishes to have the family name not mentioned.
    About seventy or eighty years ago a certain man. who was the father of a family residing in a district not two miles from went to Kilkishen for a creel of turf, which he brought, not home but to another place, and sold it and drank the money. When he returned home, somewhat the worse for the wear, his son spoke to him about the matter. One word borrowed another and both became angry. Then the
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