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School: Clochar na Trócaire, Cill Dá Lua

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Killaloe, Co. Clare
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An tSr. Aileabhaird
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    continued their journey on horseback. Then the man seeing that the boy was not able to continue his journey took off his coat and wrapped it round him. But they were only gone half-way when hey were smothered with the snow. Next morning a man was looking after his sheep when suddenly he noticed the horse on top of the hill. He knew the horse because he had seen them the evening before on their way to Killaloe. The snow was blown from over them at this time. He went to where the horse was and he found the dead bodies.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. events
      1. hardship (~1,565)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peggy Gunning
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockaderreen, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mrs Kelly
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockaderreen, Co. Clare