School: Sailcheartáin (Sillahetane), Dúnmaonmhuighe
- Location:
- Sillahertane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Íte Ní Chléirigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0304, Page 072
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- There was a notable character in this district about 30 years ago, his name was Tadg Hurley, but he was known locally as Tadg Leather; he got this nickname (Leather) because his skin looked like parchment, & no hair ever grew on his face.
He used very often stay with a farmer called Maurice Hurley (indeed, I think he was a distant relative of Maurice) & he used to do odd jobs for him, but he was an adept at doing everything in the most awkward possible way.
One day Maurice sent him to saw a branch off a tree; Tadgh sat ON THE BRANCH he was sawing, & of course came to the ground with a bang, when he had sawn the branch.
He was a marvellous story-teller & all the young fellows in the district used to come on winter nights to hear his stories; these "yarns" were more or less fabrics of his imagination.
The boys pretended to believe all that Tadg was saying, for he had a vile(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Henrietta Clarke
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Sillahertane, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Mr G. Clarke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Inch East, Co. Cork
