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School: Knockjames

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0590C, Page 05_005

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    Old shops
    9th May,1938.
    Long ago the people used to go to Leimirick for their shop goods.They used to walk it all the road to Leimirick in a day ,in the Summer time.There was a woman named Joan Burk who lived in Ballyuctara in the parish of Tulla, Co Clare.She had a shop of her own and she used to buy butter and eggs and then bring to Leimirick on her back in a basket.She would have a sugan tied around the
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maudie Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Mr Daniel Mc Carthy
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockjames, Co. Clare