School: Adare Convent (roll number 9296)
- Location:
- Adare, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: An tSr. Mechtildes
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- (continued from previous page)of O'Shaughnessy bought a spade. when buying it he remarked, "This spade will do good work for old Ireland to-day". He kept an eye on Boher and when he got a chance he struck him with the spade and killed him. This occurred outside the village near the creamery about 90 years ago.Got from Con Normoyle, Rour, Adare.
- Fair of Adare.About fifty years ago there was a fair held in Adare on the Fair green. The fair days were 27th March and 3rd October. Many people from the neighbouring towns attended it. It was the custom that every
householder should produce a pig or a fowl.There used to be an old woman selling vegetables and fruit and(continues on next page) - Collector
- Pauline Mc Carthy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Adare, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Kate Houlihan
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Adare, Co. Limerick
