School: Eslin (roll number 10026)

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Droichead na hEislinne, Co. Liatroma
Teacher:
Pilib Mac Aonghusa
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    seventy years, who was not able to do any work. If they would not like any men - if they were always laughing at them or anything like that he would always be after them. The reason they called them Stick Men was because they used always carry sticks with them, and running after the people with the sticks.
    There was one man in the townland of [Ohill?] Oghill "A Stick Man" called [Tom Man?], and he always had a stick with him, and he was
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Informant
    John Mc Weeney
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    40
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Corr Naoi, Co. Liatroma