School: Ganntaigh (Ganty)
- Location:
- Ganty, Co. Galway
- Teacher: Sorcha Bean Uí Chlúin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0034, Page 0210
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Another Old Story
“There was once a man in the parish of Ardrahan who was a great all-round athlete.”
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Another Old Story
There was once a man in the parish of Ardrahan who was a great all-round athlete. He was engaged in a contest at Gort with a Soldier who was stationed there, who was also a great athlete. He defeated the soldier in an all-round contest and next day he was unable to get up. The doctor was sent for and did him no good. His people was advised to send a messenger to consult Biddy Early. His brother rode on a grey horse into Clare to consult Biddy Early, who was able to give him a full description of the house he lived in although she never saw it. She was even able to tell him that there was a broken pane of glass on his bedroom window. She then told him that his(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr Thomas Kenny
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Craughwell, Co. Galway