School: Ballyuskill (B.), Ballyragget

Location:
Baile Oscail, Co. Chill Chainnigh
Teacher:
F. Mac Cárthaigh
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  1. There is a man living near Durrow and he always threshes by the side of the road. One year he ricked the hay along with the straw. One fine evening in the month of October someome either threw lighting match or a but of a fag into the straw. There was a rick of hay and a rick of straw burned and it could not be fount out who was the cause of it. The flames were seen a mile away.
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    Topics
    1. ócáidí
      1. cruatan (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Lawlor
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    An Grianán, Co. Laoise
    Informant
    Dan Kennady
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Áth Tanaí, Co. Laoise