School: Knockaderry (C.) (roll number 2419)
- Location:
- Knockaderry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Hanna Mannix
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0460, Page 209
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- (continued from previous page)would get it, you should not throw it away, but put it up in the cow-house wall.
There is a charm in that bit, sailors would give any money for it, as they believe the possession of it would save them from drowning at sea.
- There was an old man by the name of Mícheál Naofa, He was great friends with the police, they used to give him their old clothes; when Michael had the clothes on, he used to act like the police.
Then a strange police man came to the district, he had a bad name and the people called him St. John, he brought Michael before the court for drunkenness.
The Magistrate asked Michael "What had he to say(continues on next page)
