School: Cill Mhuire (roll number 8139)
- Location:
- Kilmurry, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Ruairc
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- Informant
- Michael Fahy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glenvela, Co. Roscommon
- About half a mile from my home there are the ruins of a big house. A man by the name of Dillon there.
This man was a landlord and very cruel. A short time before he died he put over one hundred families out of their home.
The day he was going to be buried the coffin was put into the hearse, but the horses would not move no matter how they were beaten. Then the Priest walked in front of the horses reading a prayer book and while he kept walking(continues on next page)