School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592E, Page 07_066
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“Once upon a time there was a very lonely girl and she spent alot of her time in the chapel.”
(continued from previous page)the girl stood in the chapel that night and at twelve o'clock the person came on the altar again and asked was there anyone to answer Mass and the priest said yes and answered Mass for him, and then he disappeared again.
- Two legs sitting on three legs, looking at one leg here comes four legs snatches one leg and runs away with it, here comes two legs gets three legs and pelts it after four legs and gets back its one leg.A butcher sitting on a three legged stool, looking at a leg of(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Julia Corry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derryfadda, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Thomas Corry
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Derryfadda, Co. Clare
