School: Cluain Fhiadh (B.), Carraig na Siúire (roll number 1857)
- Location:
- Clonea, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: Liam Ó Heireamhóin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0654, Page 97
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- (continued from previous page)Never throw out the dirty water until you have the clean inside.Many hand make light work.There is no smoke without fire.As dry as a bone.
- About sixty years ago there was a man called "Sean ó [?]". He used visit the district of Mothel, Clonea and Rathgormack. He used to ride an ass and had a sugan saddle and a bridle on him. He called to the farmers places around for food. Oaten cake was the usual bread of those days. When he got a quarter of a cake of this bread he made a hole in it and put a sugan through it and tied it to his back."Martin the Scallops" was another familiar figure in this district. He was a native(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Patrick Cusack
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 56
- Address
- Monminane, Co. Waterford
