School: Walterstown (roll number 10356)
- Location:
- Walterstown, Co. na Mí
- Teacher: Proinseas, Bean Uí Cheallaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0686, Page 111
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“Mrs Gaffney who lived at Proudstown say about 20 yds at this side of Browne's House was getting water at the well at the off side of the road.”
Mrs. Gaffney who lived at Proudstown say about 20 yds at this side of Brourne's House was getting water at the well at the off side of the road. While she was getting the water she was swept off to the Baushla river. She cried and roared and people who were going to Mrs. Whites wake ( Skryne Road) heart her. Ned Kelly, Nickey Derby and Dick Finegan were the three who heard the cries. They went to where she was and took her out of the Baushla River and went home with her. The place in which they foud her was just at the back of here Jack Derby's Garden is now. This happened about 50 years ago. (14 January 1938)
- Collector
- Mary B. O' Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Monktown, Co. na Mí
- Informant
- John Byrd
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Farm-worker
- Address
- Monktown, Co. na Mí
- Cure of the whittle. Dip your finger in boiling potato water three times saying - in the name of the father, son and Holy Ghost.
