School: Listowel (B.) (roll number 1797)
- Location:
- Lios Tuathail, Co. Chiarraí
- Teacher: Brian Mac Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0405, Page 407
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- Kevin Sheehy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lios Tuathail, Co. Chiarraí
- Informant
- Dan Broderick
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lios Tuathail, Co. Chiarraí
- 2. Long long ago there was a nailer in Church Street. His name was Jackie the nailer. My father knew him well-he had a man working with him. His name was Jim Quirke and he was a fat man.
- 3. At the foot of the railway Bridge Listowel there was an old house before. This house is knocked down for about six years. The woman who owned it was going by the name of White. Her real name is unknown. She had a small shop with a very tiny window. When you would go into the kitchen you would see the counter on the right, behind which she was generally knitting or sowing. There was a small room in the house . She used to sell sweets. One thing that made her popular was that she used sell large toffe-bars.(continues on next page)
