School: Ráth na Loch (B.), Fearann Fuar (roll number 16999)
- Location:
- Ranalough, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Seán Ó Donnchadha
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0446, Page 054
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- About fifty years ago there lived a Liseenbawn a big strong able boy named Jack. He spent his time with the hurleyand a ball around the road. In the end he turned out to be a famous hurler and the people told him that it was a pity that such a fine hurler as he should be spending his time at Liseenbawn.
One day they told him that there was to be a great hurling match in Cork the next Sunday. So he set out two days before, and he took the short cut through the country untill he came to a Blackwater. There he saw a man fishing, He jumped the Black water and went on his way. When he arrived at the hurling match he fell in he fell in with one of the teams and he won the match for them.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pat Foley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ranalough, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Mr John Hannon
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Parknamulloge, Co. Kerry
