School: Crecora, Tobar Pádraig (roll number 9668)
- Location:
- Crecora, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Ainnín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0526, Page 150
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- (continued from previous page)being a big man with a toutch of humour in his eye and a face that looked as if it had not touched soap for quite a while.He always carried a long stout stick which he used tap against the ground by way of demonstrating what he would do to naughty boys.I never saw him wearing boots and his feet were certainly like a tanned hide.Mick always had a preference for copper coins to silver. He liked big money, as he had no fancy for three penny bits, six penny bits or even shillings. How enlightened we got since his time.I remember his visits to Crecora M N school when Mr. Daly (R.I.P.) was teacher there(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seán Ó Finn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lemonfield, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Seán Ó Finn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lemonfield, Co. Limerick
