School: Knockjames
- Location:
- Knockjames, Co. Clare
- Teacher: (name not given)
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A strong man
24th October 1937.
There was once a man who had only one son.When he was seven years old his father said to him "it is about time for you to look for work "Wate until I an four-teen .And when he was four-teen years he started away from home.He had gone only a few miles when he came to a black-smith's forge.He went into the forge and took up an axle of a car.he said to the smith put a turn in that for a walking cain.The smith did it .Then he started down the(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr James Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Kilduff Lower, Co. Clare
