School: Colehill (B.), Mullingar (roll number 14672)
- Location:
- Colehill, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Peadar Ó Coigligh
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- (continued from previous page)McGees, MacAlees, Dwyers and Murphys. The one that is still standing was owned by people named Allards.
My father also told me a great number of people emigrated to different countries in olden days but the country they went most to was Americia. They went on small boats called "packets" from a nearby lock called Drapers to Dublin, and from that to wherever they were going. My father told me that before starting this journey a large trunk of provisions was got ready consisting of oatenbread a butter.
- I live in the townland of Ballintubber, the parish of Carrickedmond, and the Barony of Moydew. The family name is(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Patrick Mulvey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballintober (Bonny), Co. Longford
- Informant
- Thomas Mulvey
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Ballintober (Bonny), Co. Longford
