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School: Pitfield, Inis (roll number 11091)

Location:
Cloondrinagh, Co. Clare
Teacher:
Tomás Ó Maonaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0606, Page 199

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  1. A Sudden Death

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    About thirty years ago a man from Ballydaneen was going to a fair. Just as he was at Ballydaneen cross he met a "dead" funeral, and he thought it was a real funeral.
    He asked the last man who was being buried and the man said, "You had better ask the first man".
    The man did not do this but proceeded to the fair. He had one son and not long after the son fell sick and died.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Susan Browne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cappanageeragh, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mrs Anne Browne
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Cappanageeragh, Co. Clare