School: Drom Dhá Liag (B.) (roll number 12229)
- Location:
- Drimoleague, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Domhnall Ó Ciardha
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- (continued from previous page)asked him what he was doing, and he said he was trying to put the half tierce on a stand about three feet off the ground.
He put a bet with the publican that he would place it on the stand with his teeth. The other invited him to do so thinking it would be easily gained money. Many people assembled to see him performing the feat and were much astonished to find that he put the barrel of porter on the stand with his teeth.
- Collector
- Diarmuid Donovan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dromdaleague, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Denis Collins
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Clashduff, Co. Cork
