School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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A story of two clever men 25-2-38
About 50 years ago two men from this locality were left minding a house while the people were going on some journey.One part of the premises contained a shop They felt very anxious to get in to the shop but of course the door was locked.
At last they thought of a plan. They went upstairs and saw that there were some holes in the ceiling over the shop.Luckily one hole was just over the money drawer and they let down a stick and opened it.They then put some melted wax or pitch on the stick and the money used stick to it.Sometimes only a half penny and then again a shilling or a half crown .In this way they nearly took up all the money in the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Hanora Corry
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derryfadda, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mr Martin Corry
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 52
- Address
- Derryfadda, Co. Clare
