School: An Druipseach
- Location:
- Dripsey, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Seán Ó Tuathaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0348, Page 158
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- Once there was a boy who was born and educated in West Cork. When his education was finished he worked for some years with a farmer.
He had some money spared and went to Cork to take up a job as a jarvey. He continued this job for some tears with success.
One day a man came to him and asked him to drive him to the Mental Hospital. He did so and whilst waiting for his passenger a patient from the hospital came towards his car. As he was approaching, the driver went behind his car to avoid him.
This continued for a number of rounds getting faster every round untill finally the patient overtook the jarvey, tipped him on the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Cremin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Informant
- Timothy Cremin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Magooly, Co. Cork
