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School: An Chúil Árd (C.) (roll number 12588)

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An Chúil Ard, Co. Chiarraí
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Máire Ní Liaghain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0401, Page 363

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    About thirty years ago a man named Tim Murphy was coming from his friends who lived in Bally-conry. There was a christening held in the house that night and it was mid-night when he left for home. He had a horse and car and he had to go to Bunaraght.
    When he came out on the public road at Lisselton Cross he saw a funeral coming towards him.
    When he was about to pass the funeral his horse stopped and refused to go.
    He had a whip in his hand and he beat the horse with it but he would not stir.
    The whip fell out of his hand and a man who was of the funeral party, who was living near him and was sick in bed picked up the whip,
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Walsh
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    An Inse Thoir, Co. Chiarraí
    Informant
    Joseph Walsh
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    An Inse Thoir, Co. Chiarraí