School: An Ghráinseach, Mainistir Fhearmuighe (roll number 12700)
- Location:
- Grange West, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Díomsaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0377, Page 258
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- (continued from previous page)He answered that his step-father beat him and locked him up in a dark room. She began quarelling with the step-father for beating him.
A few days after she went to one of her neighbours houses and she left Michael playing in the garden. The step-father called him to got to the river for water with him. When they reached the river he drowned Michael. The mother was at home when he returned and she asked him where did he leave Michael. He said that he drowned him. So she went down to the river and she fell in and got drowned. The step-father was only too delighted to have both of them drowned.
- Collector
- Hannah Hickey
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Garraunigerinagh, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr J. Hickey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 54
- Address
- Garraunigerinagh, Co. Cork
