School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)

Location:
Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Liam Ó Catháin

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0406, Page 257

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There was a family living in Ballylongford by the name of Burk and they were very poor.

There was a family living in Ballylongford by the name of Burk and they were very poor. They heard that there was gold in this fort and this night they went off to fort. There was another man with his. After being about an hour digging they met a pile of frogs and when. Then Burk filled his bags of frogs and when they came home and threw them out of the bags

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Collector
Pat Heahy
Gender
male
Address
Cloontubbrid North, Co. Kerry
Informant
Dan Twomey
Gender
male
Address
Dromin, Co. Kerry
Language
English