School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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- The roads in Knocknahane were made about fifty years ago. The men were paid only nine shillings a week and had to support themselves. Between thirty or forty men were working on it. Married men had to support their wives and children on that. The gangers name was Moloney he lived in Dooras.
- There was a man named Fireball Mac Namara. He lived at Dillons in Knocknageeha. He had a only son and he made a bet with another gentleman that he would shoot an apple off his son's head. He did so and this is the reason he was called Fireball. He had five or six(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Michael Mc Namara
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 13
- Informant
- Michael Mc Namara
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 76
- Address
- Knocknahannee, Co. Clare
