School: Scattery Island
- Location:
- Scattery Island, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Nóra Ní Cholgáin
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- (continued from previous page)anxious at first, but on finding out that he was not injured, raised tremendous shouts of applause.
- Michael Scanlon, who lives near the school, is usually a temperate man. One time, however, he boarded a French vessel and the Captain presented him with a bottle of gin. The following day was Sunday and Mick having a high sense of religion, opened the bottle that night. It agreed with him evidently because next morning found him with a foolish head and an empty bottle. He managed to reach the kitchen safely, and when there announced his intention of going to mass. His wife, who is at all times a nervous(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nóra Ní Cholgáin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Cáit Bean Uí Mhaolacháin
- Gender
- Female
