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School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)

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Adamstown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
Donnchadh Cuirtéis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0899, Page 273

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    “There was an old woman named Mrs Kelly who lived in Adamstown, Bantry, Co Wexford.”

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    There was an old woman named Mrs. Kelly who lived in Adamstown, Bantry, Co Weseford. Mr. Larken now lives in that house, where this old man and woman lived.
    When there was a funeral in the village, this woman used to give the men a whole lot of whiskey to make them drunk. Be gob o'man anyhow, when they got drunk they used to fight till the next mornin' with blacksticks, an' then go home. A whole lot of people used to come to the funerals to get the whiskey.
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    History Edit
    Topics
    1. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. rites of passage (~573)
          1. death (~1,076)
    Language
    English
    Location
    Adamstown, Co. Wexford
    Collector
    Nellie Crean
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Glenour, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Denis Crean
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    58
    Address
    Glenour, Co. Wexford