School: Garbally, Banagher
- Location:
- Garbally, Co. Offaly
- Teacher: D. Ryder
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- (continued from previous page)into her home. The parents were delighted to see her. They remained for a few days and on returning her father gave Jack a handsome dowry. They had a large family of sons. As each boy came of age they were able to purchase a farm for him. Before the wife died she told them to bury her standing up facing the house and by doing so the Borya's would be very prosperous. When she died her wish was fulfilled. The neighbours becoming jealous of their prosperity interviewed an old woman reputed to be a witch who informed them that if Mrs. Borya was not left lying flat in her grave. The Boryas would own the whole parish(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bridgid O Brien
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Frank Tiquin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 73
