School: Snaidhm (B.) (roll number 8251)
- Location:
- Sneem, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Muiris Mac Gearailt
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0468, Page 029
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- A well known jarvey in the town of Kenmare after attending a funeral in Killarney was returning home on a dark winter's night with his hearse and pair of horses when he stopped at a wayside public house to refresh his horses with water and himself with something stronger. Very probably he delayed longer than he should have while he was enjoying his potations a poor "tramp" who wished to get a cheap seat to Kenmare crawled into the hearse and fells asleep.
The jarvey came out, got on his seat and started off for home at a lively pace.
When he reached "Moll's Gap" a mountain pass in a very lonely part of the road four miles from Kenmare his passenger awoke and commenced to shout and knock at his glass cage(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Robert Topham
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Address
- Sneem, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Richard Mansfield
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 46
