School: Castlerock N.S. (roll number 13242)

Location:
Drummartin, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Frank Haran
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    She gave her information so clear to the whereabouts of the inhabitans, where her sisters body was poisoned.
    So the detectives set on their journey and from the information being so clear they made out the place easily.
    They took shelter under a sycamore tree they had not long to wait until all the old [venios?] came along lamenting his sad deed.
    So they gave him plenty of time to talk his own story to himself and they jumped on him and placed him under arrest and marched him off.
    By the time he reached the station his sister was awaiting him with a heavy guard and the dumb girl was in the station also and she gave all the information she could by writing and where her sister's body was laid to rest and from
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Elizabeth Bowie
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cabragh, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Mr Tom O Rorke
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    79
    Address
    Rathosey, Co. Sligo