School: Carrowreagh (roll number 15220)
- Location:
- Carrowreagh, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Elizabeth Benson
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0185, Page 0044
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- (continued from previous page)had no tassel she was none worse for sale on the market as Taffe helped her catch the duck again and re-sell her on the market. This was all a revenge for Finton
- Taffe was on a tour in England on business matters and was coming home to his place of abode, Drumrane, when on board ship between Liverpool and the North Wall he got into conversation with a Colonel of the British army who was coming across with a Regiment to the Currach of Kildare. Taffe's dress at all times was a cord trousers and a frieze coat and knee garters made of what was called a thumb suggan made of straw and a belt of the same material. The British Colonel and Taffe got into conversation with the result that the Colonel asked this man, Taffe, although he did not know at the time what part of Ireland did he come from. Taffe told him he came from Co Sligo near a place called Ballymote. The Colonel inquired did he know any man of the name of Taffe and Taffe said: yes, and the Colonel said "if I was near that man now(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Michael Gardiner
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shancarrigeen or Oldrock, Co. Sligo
