School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)

Location:
Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Liam Ó Catháin
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    About a hundred years ago it was a common thing to find men working in the fields and in the bogs with a good knowledge not only of Irish but also of the classic.

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    fellow want going there, he has no chance. Shawn heard this and his answer was. Tell him. I'll get a peg for my cap in a hall that no bostoon he ever reared will be able to get". Shawn studied in Trinity for a few weeks but could not conduct himself and had to leave it.
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peg Barry
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derry, Co. Kerry
    Informant
    William Keane
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry