School: Kilbeg (roll number 11039)

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   got a written will and she noticed that she would not get any money or land.
   One day Reilly got sick and was in danger of death and his wife was afraid that she wold be left without land or home. There lived beside Reilly and old cobbler named Farrelly who used to fix his boots and the woman brought the will to the cobbler who when he saw the will saw that Mrs Reilly was not mentioned and he told her to go home and get ready a bed for him and send for a solicitor. The woman did as she was told and when she arrived at her home with the solicitor she found the cobbler in bed. "My poor man" said the solicitor, thinking that he was speaking to Reilly, "Are you going to make your will?" I am" said the pretended man, "and I am going to leave the home farm to my wife and and I have a farm in Caraross which I will give to the cobbler who lives up the road." Then the woman who was listening cried out, "he is mad."
   Then the man died and the

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Jane O' Connell

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Drakerath, Co. Meath

   Informant

   Matthew Flanagan

   Relation

   Grandparent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Drakerath, Co. Meath