School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592E, Page 04_002
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A Story 25.11.37.
Once a man named Jack Gallagher lived in Killanena.He was known far and wide for his big appetite.His breakfast consisted of two stone of potatoes three bowls of porridge two lb butter six eggs and he did a hard days work after.
Another man in Derrafadda named Corry walked to Limerick .A distance of about 26 miles for a can of barm to make poteen
He started at ten o'clock in the morning and he was at home at six in the evening.
- Collector
- Annie Devaney
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Scalp, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mrs Fanny Vaughan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Scalp, Co. Clare
