School: An Daingean, Cuinche
- Location:
- Dangan, Co. Clare
- Teachers: Stiofán Mac Clúin Treasa Ní Chonmara
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0596, Page 115
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16-V1 - 38. A Story.
In the County Limerick about seventy years ago a little child with a book in her hand was coming from school and when she was going in the door home she got sick or got some kind of a slap on the back and was doing no good and the book also disappeared and could not be found.The mother blamed the servant girl for giving her a stroke.The mother made up her mind to bring her to Biddy Early.The priest at the time cursed anybody that would go to Biddy Early or those who would show where she lived.The County Limerick woman came as far as Quin.A labouring fellow drove her to Biddy Early's house on a sick car.
Biddy Early told her when the child was going in the door at home she got a clout and the book she kept in her hand she would get it behind the press.She gave the woman a bottle(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Patrick Clune
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowgar, Co. Clare
