School: Rathowen (B) (roll number 5101)
- Location:
- Rathowen, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: T. Mc Garry
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- There a hawthorn bush near Galtram, it blooms two months earlier than others One man a herd dreamt that there was a crock of goold buried under it but that a life had to be lost in getting the money. He lost his life. He was a Moghan (?) and his sister was a Kennedy and they were only poor labourers. The Kennedys bought a good farm very convainint to the races of Fairyhouse. I knew two brothers. One of the Kennedys was able to lift a big gate seven cwts, on his back
- Informant
- Thomas Kelly
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Occupations
- Carpenter
- Farmer
- Address
- Kilmessan, Co. Meath
- How would you divide three half loaves, three whole leaves, and three quarters of another between a fiddler, a pipe, his wife and his mother.?