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School: Querrin

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Querrin, Co. Clare
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Dónall Ó Laoidhléis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0632, Page 82

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  1. A Story about Fishing

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    About fifty years ago two men were fishing at Querrin shore. One night they went out fishing and it was the end of the fishing season this night they moored their nets at ten o'clock and at one o'clock they drew their nets and found they had six hundred fish. One of the men said he would get an ass and car and carry home the fish. Then they said the would not sell any of the fish but salt them and keep them for home use. While one of the men w was gone for the ass and car the other man was minding the fish and he saw a little
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Agnes Mc Mahon
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Querrin, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Patrick Griffin
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullaroe, Co. Clare