School: Crowenstown
- Location:
- Baile Croín Beag, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: M. Ní Bhriain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0724, Page 362
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- (continued from previous page)Instead he asked for permission to sleep for the night in the castle. He got it, and slept in one of the beds. The mattress is still there. It is known also where he tied his cow that night.
It is not known whether he was a shoemaker at one time or not.
His visit to Ireland affected this district very much, and his army passed through it.
- The old people have stories of the great famine. It affected(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Heffernan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Dealbhna, Co. na hIarmhí
- Informant
- John Heffernan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dealbhna, Co. na hIarmhí
