School: Ballybunion Convent (roll number 13233)
- Location:
- Ballybunnion, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: An tSr. Aodán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0400, Page 185
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- Some time ago there was a small hut at high water mark, in the Ballybunion strand occupied by a family named "Bo Buide". Old Michael, the head of the family would run to Listowel from Ballybunion for a wager. He would do it in an hour and a half and return almost out of breath. On a race day the natives of Ballybunion would place a ladder across the street, and Michael and his son, Patrick, would leap over the ladder for a wager. One would fall over the other and there would be great fun. The natives would(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Noreen Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ahafona, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mrs Downey
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Ahafona, Co. Kerry
