School: Manulla (Cailíní)
- Location:
- Manulla, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Máire Bairéad
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- Antony Fahy lived in Manualla a village five and a quarter miles form Castlebar about thirty years ago. This man was a noted miser, turfstealer and a potato stealer.
Antony used to get work from neighbours and he used to keep gathering up his money until he had twenty shillings. Then he would get a sovereign for it that it is what he did with every pound he earned. Nobody every knew what Antony did with his money until after his death.
About a year before his death Antony became an invalid and was led ridden. When anybody asked him where was his money he(continues on next page)- Collector
- Teresa Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Murphy
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 65
- Address
- Manulla, Co. Mayo