School: An Cheapach, Askeaton

Location:
Cappagh, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Henry Mulligan
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    number of people assembled". All seemed to be enjoying themselves and one old man, who died a short time before that, from the same place as Joe Cussen told him that if he eat or drank anything he would be kept there.
    Then he was told to go home next day, and only for he had a fe pence in his pocket he would have died with hunger. When his brother returned home from school that evening his parents asked him where was Joe.
    He said he was not at school, and thought he had returned home. So they went looking for him and they were out looking all night and the father sent one of his servant
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Anna Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Callow, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Lawrence Mc Donnell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Callow, Co. Limerick