School: Glascorn (roll number 16615)
- Location:
- Glascarn, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mrs Hope
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- (continued from previous page)would come and slay the priest.Another story is told about a man named Geoghegan who lived near Loughnavalley during the Penal Days. Geoghegan had a carriage under which he used to drive a pair of horses. One day he was driving along the road when a soldier stopped him and handed him ten pounds. He was going to take the horses because no matter how valuable a horse was at that time he was only valued at five pounds. But sooner than let the soldier take the horses Geoghegan drew a pistol from his pocket and shot them. Then he said to the soldier. "If you are a brave man as well as a scoundrel you will duel with me now." But the soldier turned and walked away. From that on Geoghegan used to drive two cows under his carriage instead of two horses.
- Collector
- Mary Casey
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 11
- Informant
- Joseph Rielly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Balleagny, Co. Westmeath