School: Droichead an Chláir (B.). Clarecastle
- Location:
- Clarecastle, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Háinlighe
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0607, Page 326
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- (continued from previous page)The fregair was variously collected.
Part I-II Tadhg Bradley Barntick Clarecastle
Aged 75 labourer native of Milltown Malbay
but lived above from his youth.
Cannot remember from whom he heard the accounts.
III-IV-V Peter Falvey Darragh Ennis
aged 86 farmer
VI William Roughan Bregaunahilla
aged 58N.B. The area from which the pupils in this school are drawn consists of the village of Clarecastle Lissane Buncraggy Ballaghafadda Newtown and all townlands close together. Killoo and Barntick are two others further away.
I The village is remarkable for its floating population. There are two old families left: McNamaras and Slatterys. The younger members only are alive to-day-
II Similar remnants apply to the farms. I only know one or two that go back to a second generation.
III The children found it had to get folklore of the native suggested on his account.
- Collector
- Thomas Slattery
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Buncraggy, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Peter Falvey
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 86
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Darragh, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Tadhg Bradley
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Occupation
- Labourer
- Address
- Barntick, Co. Clare
- Informant
- William Roughan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 58
- Address
- Creggaunnahilla, Co. Clare
