School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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“John Murphy's aunt was married over near Crusheen. Once she fell sick and her mother sent a girl to Biddy Early.”
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John Murphy's aunt was married over near Crusheen. Once she fell sick and her mother sent a girl to Biddy Early.At first the people wanted her mother to go but she would not .So this girl went. When Biddy saw her coming she said "A Kitty you are late if you came yesterday all would be right and anyway it is her mother that should come here.
So I am very you did not come sooner she told her that if the woman was taken when she was three years old.Go home and do not go the funeral no matter who goes so she did as she was told.
- Collector
- Cáit Ní Chorra
- Other names
- Cáit Ní Chorra
- Katty Corry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derryfadda, Co. Clare
- Informant
- John Murphy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 70
- Address
- Acres, Co. Clare