School: Rush Hall, Mountrath (roll number 12231)
- Location:
- Rush Hall, Co. Laois
- Teacher: P. Ó Lochlainn
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“On the 11th November long ago the people killed a fowl and put the blood in the four corners of the house....”
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.- There was a men about 20 years ago and his name Barney Smith. He travelled this way about four times a year himself and his wife. His wife died in Borris in Ossory some few years ago and he got married again. He was selling delf, brushes and Moore's Almanac ect. He exchanged his wares for horse hair and feathers. He was a Wexford man.he did not come for some years past. There was a man in Mountrath and his name was Joe Honors he was blind and he(continues on next page)