School: Mc Kelvey's Grove (roll number 9130)
- Location:
- Loughbrattoge, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Eva Campbell
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0942, Page 300
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- Famine Times There was a man named Ned Connor lived in the townland of Rathcarbrey near the town of Keady. He made his living by selling oat meal to the people in olden times and by charging very dear for it. So he saved a lot of money, which he then lent out at very high interest. In some cases he charged fifty per-cent of interest. When he died, he was buried in Oram burying ground. There wasa slab of stone put at the head of his grave and some person wrote on the stone 'Here lies the remains of fifty per-cent,
The more he had the more he lent,
The more he lent, the more he craved,
O Lord how can such a soul be saved. 'Aged 11 years 6 months Willie Geary Tullinageer Drumacrib P.O CastleblayneyThomas Geary Tullinageer Drumacrib P.O Castleblayney (Father)
- Collector
- Willie Geary
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 11
- Address
- Tullynageer, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Thomas Geary
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tullynageer, Co. Monaghan
