School: Cill Liath (roll number 8696)
- Location:
- Killeagh, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Murchadha
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“40 years ago a man was living near Kildinan and he was a great drunkard.”
40 year's ago a man was living near Kildinan and he was a great drunkard. One day his wife gave him 4d to go to Cork and said to him "don't make a baste of yourself drinking to-day".
The man went away very disgusted with himself and as he went out through the doorway he put his hand behind the door to get his stick, but, instead of taking the stick he took the crowbar. He did not know of his mistake until he reached the city and heard it clanking on the pavement's
- Collector
- Rosemary Cronin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballymakeagh Beg, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Timothy Cronin
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballymakeagh Beg, Co. Cork
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“70 years ago a man lived in Conna.”
70 years ago a man lived in Conna.(continues on next page)