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School: Killasona, Granard (roll number 14300)

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Killasona, Co. Longford
Teacher:
Bean Uí Ghaithbheacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0764, Page 548

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    parson and told him that he could not keep Tommie at home as he was going to look for frighten. The parson then said that he would go up to their house that evening and that he would talk to him. The parson went up and met Tommy and said to him "Well Tommie are you going to look for frighten" "Don't go for a few days I want you to mind this church for fear of anything might happen it. Come down tonight and I'll give five shillings for the night and plenty of tobacco to smoke". So Tommie went down and was sitting in the graveyard when in landed a funeral at midnight. Tommie
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Thomas Flood
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Killasona, Co. Longford
    Informant
    Tommy Fagan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    72
    Address
    Killasona, Co. Longford