School: Coradh Chaitlín (C.)
- Location:
- Newmarket on Fergus, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Eibhlin, Bean Mhic Conmara
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Old travellers.
Long ago poor people had a very hard way of living.
One time a priest was walking a road and he got so tired that he went into a woman named Mrs.Barry and he asked her for lodgings and she said she would.But when her husband came in he would not let anybody stay inside his door and the priest said he would sleep on the chair by the fire and would feed himself .The husband said he would not allow him and the priest went away and he said "long life to you mam "but a very short life to him .So after a few weeks the husband(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr William Earls
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knocksaggart, Co. Clare
