School: Caroreigh (roll number 6700)
- Location:
- Carrowreagh, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Séamas Ó Cellaigh
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- There was a brewery in Tottenhamgreen and Tottenham was the landlord around here owned it. I 1798 he was called to Dublin to take charge of an army. There were no motor cars that time, as then he had to ride a horse and he was shot before he reached Dublin. Before he left for Dublin he hid all his gold and silver. Before he hid it he put it in an iron chest. Under a wall in the backyard of his place he put it and there is a large sycamore tree growing over it.
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Q. As I went by a church wall, I heard a man he let a call,
his head was flesh his mouth was horn and such a man was never born
A. A cock.2
Q I have a grey goose and she is of a great price, the man that will buy her he'll want to be wise she has feet in the middle but she walks upon none, she goes far away for her living and the she comes home
A A ship3
Q Hink hank under the bank ten drawing four(continues on next page) - Collector
- Bessie Banville
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shanowle, Co. Wexford
- Collector
- Mary O' Leary
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowreagh, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mrs O' Leary
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrowreagh, Co. Wexford
