School: Báinseach, Cill Chaoi (roll number 11714)
- Location:
- Kildeema, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Donncha Mac Cárthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0625, Page 330
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- (continued from previous page)taken out the ivy would wither and when the cat would be put in the ivy would grow again.
- There was once a man living in Bealaha whose name was Thomas McDonnell and he was nicknamed Thomas Rodgers.
It is said that he used to walk to Kilrush a distance of nine miles and bring home a half sack of flour on his shoulders. There was a man living in Balt [?] and there was a lot of rats in his house. He set a razor near the door with a chain [?] in it and all the rats came and rubbed their necks to the edge of the razor and cut their throats.
A young man by the name of James Foran was feeding a lark and the lark escaped from the cage. He followed the lark, and the lark was not able to fly so good after being so long in the cage.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Michael Vaughan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knocknagore, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mrs J. Vaughan
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Knocknagore, Co. Clare
