School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)

Location:
Gortaveha, Co. Clare
Teacher:
P. Wiley
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  1. Biddy Early was living in an old house below Feakle on the road to Limerick. She was married twice to a man named Connors was her second husband. Connors and her self were in Lahinch and he was walking on the cliffs and he fell in. Some one came and told her and she said she knew that before any one came and she saved him.
    She had a black bottle full of witch craft. The [?]
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Topics
    1. agents (~1)
      1. supernatural and legendary beings (~14,864)
        1. Biddy Early (~186)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Michael Mc Namara
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    13
    Informant
    Michael Mc Namara
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    76
    Address
    Knocknahannee, Co. Clare