School: Na Corráin (roll number 9938/9)
- Location:
- Currans, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Cormac Ó Muircheartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0446, Page 185
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- (continued from previous page)from a sick call he was met by dead people, stripped nearly beaten to death: he died a couple of days after of the effects of the beating.
When he was buried he was dug up four times and was buried in four different graveyards.
- Down at MullacMarkey there lived a family of the O'Sullivans at one time; one of the boys was working at John Lynch's thresing corn with a fluid and after the day's work he used to be dancing and singing until eleven o'clock at night. He had to go a short cut through the fields to his own house. One night in one of these fields there was a football match in progress. As he was passing one of the men asked him to play and after a little persuasion he joined in the game. He saw no one only the man that gave him directions and the football. But when he'd give the ball a kick he'd hear a cheer. So he knew that his side had(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Fahaduff, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- James H. O' Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 55
- Address
- Fahaduff, Co. Kerry
