School: Baile Bran, Ogonollae
- Location:
- Ballybran, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Loingsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0588, Page 040
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Poor old Vaughan being old and infirm always carried a stick,He couldnt stand insult offered his dignity by Sexton who was a wag.He resented been called a piper -So he used the stick on the would be poet knocking him off the horse.Immediately there was a faction fight which put an end for ever to the Ballinaglera Pattern.
Old Johnnt Mulcahy lived next to O Connors in the the 19th Century -He had 3 sons and 2 daughters.Martin stayed at home .One girl married Magie in Derry Castle Co.Tipp and one married Moloney of Scariff. Magie and family went to USA Wedmond
his brother-in -law .
Martin Mulcahy and his wife Mary Lanhead and his daughter Catherine and his son James lived an industrial and frugal life on eight acres of land -being good and honest-Martin worked with the landlord Purdon for a shil a 12 hour day digging the land and had to supply his own food and water1 1/2 miles each way existing on spuds and Indian stirabout .His wife Mary did the digging at home -(period 1845-1850).This was about the bad times or a year or two later .One instance of this mans extreme honesty(continues on next page)
- Collector
- P. F. Lynch
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Killaloe, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Michael E. O' Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Bray, Co. Wicklow
