School: Clooney, Cuinche
- Location:
- Clooney, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Mícheál Mac Clúmháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0593, Page 405
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“A man named Leally Ballynacally went to Biddy Earley to know if his mother, who was ill, would get better”
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A man named Leally Ballynacally went to Biddy Earley to know if his mother, who was ill, would get better.The evening previous to his going he was riding on an ass down Paradise Hill and at an old lime kill the ass took fright threw him and he had quite a narrow escape from very serious injury. Biddy on his arrival ,just said "No ,your mother will not recover ,as she knew his errand ,ere he spoke .Then she said -You had quite a narrow escape last evening in Paradise Hill and only for i was there and interceded for you ,youd be "finished"said Biddy.
- Collector
- Philomena Degidon
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs Hehir
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 60