School: Ballivor (roll number 9380)
- Location:
- Ballivor, Co. Meath
- Teacher: T. Ua Conmhidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0694, Page 240
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- (continued from previous page)He told the parish priest, and the priest arranged to marry them in the house on a certain day.
They were married, and she gave her name as Miss Pike and he gave his name as Johnny Celler.
They lived very happy for eight months. They use to go for a walk every evening away from the lough.
One day the cow was not well and he brought her down to look at the cow. The cow was grazing beside the lough. When she saw the lough, she let a desperate scream, and dashed into the lake. He never saw anything of her any more only a big green pike.Told by Andrew Rispin, Big Ballivor, aged 56 , Native of Kildalkey.
- Informant
- Andrew Rispin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Ballivor, Co. Meath
