School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)
- Location:
- Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Liam Ó Catháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0407, Page 147
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“A man named Dillon was returning from Listowel one night.”
(continued from previous page)some Scannell man that was in debt and that he came there for so many nights until it had been paid. When the men told their story at home, it was few people that would be late on the Dromin road, after that.
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“Long ago in the bad times there was a lady in Listowel named Mrs Sheaver.”
Long ago in the bad times there was a lady in Listowel named Mrs Sheaver. She had a lap dog and he was so crowded with good things that he got delicate and would eat nothing. She called in a poor man that used be over a kennel and asked him did he know anything about her dog. She said she would give him a pound if he cured him. The man said he did, of course, but he should carry him home to treat him. The lady gave him the dog and a blanket to put around him. She gave him bread and milk and cream and eggs to give him. The poor man carried him home and put him into a room and put an old bag around him. He gave him nothing to eat that day and he gave him a potato in the morning. The poor man(continues on next page) - Informant
- John Fitzgerald
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 59
- Address
- Derry, Co. Kerry