School: Clonfinlough, Athlone
- Location:
- Clonfinlough, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: E. Ní Mhionacháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0812, Page 209
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- After the Famine in Ireland the people used to spin yarn and grow a good deal of flax, and they used to sell it at the market in Birr. One night a man from near Banggher set out to Birr with a ball of yarn to be in time for the market next day, which started that time at seven o'clock. On his way he had to pass a certain bush, and there he heard great crying, and breaking of sticks. He wondered what was the matter and on standing in behind the bush he saw a lot of young boys and girls setting a large fire, when all was ready they brought forth a(nd) very old man with a white beard. They put a spike straight through his body and kept swinging him in and out over the fire till the man thought they had him burned up, but not a scorch ever came(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ciss Edwards
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clonfinlough, Co. Offaly
- Informant
- John Loonam
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 93
- Address
- Garbally, Co. Offaly
