School: Dún Átha, Carraig an Chabhaltaigh
- Location:
- Doonaha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Ed J. Headtromóin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0633, Page 321
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“An Englishman, sea-captain, used to call in at Kilbaha and stayed at a local house...”
(continued from previous page)Servant Boy
Gibsons was one of the few white houses i.e whitewashed.
Pull of his red coatGibsons had two dogs
Thetus and JunoVerse 3
Sé hAnnraoi Bradley an bhagabáne
A chroc (chonnaic) sa tigh bán é
Nár bhain a chába dearg de
Is a chur a' glan a bhróga
Taytus a cur ceangailtí & Juno ar a scórnaigh
Nár mhór an truagh ar maidin é
Ag imtheacht gan an óig-bhean.Peter Gibson was cousin of the famous Father Michael Meehan, was a light keeper and lit the first light in Loophead. Mrs. Naughton heard this sung about 1880 and remembered it as the óig-bhean was her aunt.
- About 1934 a young man of 35 in Moveen was coming home after visiting a neighbour's house when he was met by the ghost of his deceased father, who accompanied him to his home. There the father told him go into the cabin where the cow was about to calve. The young man couldn't bring the calf himself but his deceased father helped him and then went away.
- Informant
- Mrs Naughton
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Kilkee, Co. Clare
