School: Clochar na Trócaire (roll number 13381)
- Location:
- Killarney, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: An tSr. Aodán
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0455, Page 223
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“In the parish of Gneeveguilla there was a man named Humphrey O' Connor who never wore a boot.”
In the parish of Gneeveguilla there was a man named Humphrey O'Connor who never wore a boot. He was a poor woman's son and he used go to every fair. My father can still remember seeing him at Knocknagree at a fair with no shoes on him and three feet of snow on the ground. His feet were tanned as leather(continues on next page)