School: Finternagh
- Location:
- Finternagh, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: C. Ní Bhuachalla
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- (continued from previous page)his bed and tied it to the other people's bed. When he had enough eaten he went to a jug to wash his hands. He put in his hand but he could not get it out. Then the boy went up and he went to the wrong bed and he said "Are you awake. He said noting and then he said he would throw it in on him if would not answere. He threw it on the other people. They wakened and got out and the boy ran up the chimney. The servant girl was sent out to wash the sheet. When every thing was quiet again the boy came down the chimney and stole out. It was a very dark night and he saw the girl washing the sheet and he thought it was a stone and he ran at her to break the jug off his hand. He hit her on the back and near broke her back. Then he ran home as hard as he could.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Philip Clarke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tullynaskeagh, Co. Cavan
- Informant
- Mr Clarke
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tullynaskeagh, Co. Cavan