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School: Béal Átha Fhinghín (B.)

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Ballineen, Co. Cork
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Beircheart Seártan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0311, Page 092

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    a man named Harry Gilman. Gilman died, and they were in an awful pucker. And what did they do? They got a man, one of the family I think, and they put him into a sack and sewed the top. Then they cut open the sack at the bottom and let him out. They "christened" him Harry Gilman then, and a fresh lease was drawn up and he signed it. It saved them too, for they were able to swear the man was Harry Gilman.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. place-space-environment
      1. land management (~4,110)
    Languages
    Irish
    English
    Informant
    Mr William Shorten
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    65
    Address
    Shanagh, Co. Cork