School: Cor Bealaigh

Location:: Corbally, Co. Sligo
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going down at knock a Ghabhair bridge about fifty police men were coming towards him two deep. When he came as far as them, a line of them went each side of the road and let him pass. When he gone by he heard the laughing and he knew it was the good people.

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There is a man in my district called Pat Hegarty who is noted for curing sick animals. He is very fond of reading books and, indeed I am sure he gets most of his information in them. He knows much more about curing sick animals than any other man. When an animal would be sick the people would send for the vet. In some cases the vet
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Language

English

Collector
Jack Donegan
Gender

Male
Address

Newtown, Co. Sligo

Informant
James Howley
Gender

Male
Address

Newtown, Co. Sligo