School: Tullyallen, Drogheda (roll number 854)
- Location:
- Tulaigh Álainn, Co. Lú
- Teacher: Bean Uí Chonchobhair
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“Long ago there was a house called "St John's"...”
(continued from previous page)funeral to the Chord Road.
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“At Bellewstown races, the well-to-do farmers brought carts...”
Transcription guide » You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.- At the White Horse Hotel a man came from Bushmills, Co. Antrim, to clip a horse for Captain Mac Noughten.
He clipped away with scissors and comb, and he had somebody holding a candle for him. He was all night clipping the horse.That was the only way of clipping horses at that time, (which was about sixty yeas ago.)
It is over sixty years ago since the narrator saw the first hand-(continues on next page)