School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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A story.
There were once 2 brothers living in Loughmountain, named George and Kieren Power..They used be always fighting so this day the two of them were saving hay ,and there was a scythe near by.
At last Georgie rose a fight with his brother ,and he too fought.Then Georgie got the scythe and cut off his head .There were a lot of people in the field but were late to save Kieren .Pat Molloy was in it ,uncle to Mrs O Connor Bleach.They waked him abroad in the field ,and the priest blessed the candles and they never quenched during the night and a fairly strong breeze in it(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Brigid Keely
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mrs O' Connor
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Flagmount, Co. Clare
