School: Dooroc, Drumlish (roll number 13438)
- Location:
- Dooroc, Co. Longford
- Teacher: Francis Kenny
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0760, Page 146
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(continued from previous page)when he would get the purse of money to tie it to the rope. They pulled up the rope and took of the purse; but they never let it back for the man to get up. So he decided to put a calves hide on him and forced the farmers to let him out. He went with haste to the house where the men were counting the money. He put his face against the window and they ran out to see what it was. He ran in lifted up the purse and ran out.
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- Collector
- Thomas Mollohon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Kilmahon, Co. Longford
- Informant
- Mr John Lennon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Kilmahon, Co. Longford
