School: An Clochar, Roscrea
- Location:
- Roscrea, Co. Tipperary
- Teacher: An Mháthair M. Ní Thuathaigh
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- (continued from previous page)Birch got several men to drain the lake. When the men were draining it the water would not go Birch got up and struck the water with a shovel in the devils name. The water went out roaring along.
When Birch went home he got a sore hand it festered and it was sore for a long time. He was getting worse and when he died, he was buried in Monainche, because he was very fond of that place. All the Birches were Protestants, and were buried inside the Catholic Church with the monks that were executed. Birch(continues on next page)- Collector
- Nellie Prince
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Ned Quinlan
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male