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School: Ballycumber (B.), St Ciaran's

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Ballycumber, Co. Offaly
Teacher:
G. Ó Súilleabháin
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    railway station in Moate at that time the pigs had to be driven to Clara.
    On the road from Moate to Clara the pigs jumped into a stream and were swept away with the current. Then the jobber went to Brian's house and asked him to come and look for the pigs along with him. It was a warm Summer's day and as Brian and the jobber were walking along the road Brian pretended his boot was hurting him. He sat down on the road-side and asked the man to pull off his boot. The man said he would and when
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Fenlon
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballycumber, Co. Offaly
    Informant
    Mr Patrick Flanagan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Address
    Ballycumber, Co. Offaly