School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)

Location:
Gortaveha, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Wiley
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    A good walker 26:11:37
    There lived a woman in this district about 100 years ago .She used to walk to Limerick with ten dozen of eggs on her back.She used go every time she had the ten dozen.She used walk very quickly and be knitting a stocking at the same time.As soon as she would be home again she would have the stocking finished.My mother told me this.
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    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Hanora Corry
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Derryfadda, Co. Clare
    Informant
    Mrs Martin Corry
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    48
    Address
    Derryfadda, Co. Clare