School: Island Parish
- Location:
- Ballina, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: Seán Ó Móráin
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- (continued from previous page)going to bury him. When they were going by a bridge they met the Kill Monahan's with forks, bottles and grapes and they began to fight with the Lemonahan's. While they were fighting they left down the coffin and in a few minutes they looked round and there were two coffins on the road.
The Kill Monahan's took one and the Lemonahan's took the other. So no one knows where he is buried.
- Once in our Town'sland there lived a family of seven boys and their mother. The boys were very fond of playing cards but on Christmas Eve they did not go out,(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Hickey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Brackagh, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- Mr Joseph Hickey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Brackagh, Co. Offaly
