School: Oileán Baoi (Dursey) (roll number 13138)
- Location:
- Oileán Baoi, Co. Chorcaí
- Teacher: Eoghan Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0274, Page 164
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- Deirtear go dtagann faid Coiscéim Coiligh sa bhreis ar an lá ó Lá Nollag Mhór go dtí Lá Nollag Bheag.Seán Ó H-Úrdail, (79)
Cill Mhichíl
- Informant
- Seán Ó hÚrdail
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 79
- Address
- Cill Mhichíl, Co. Chorcaí
- There was an old woman from Lehanemore going to America a good number of years ago. She was grandmother to P. Lowney who is now living in the same townland - he is now about seventy years of age. That time they used have to bring their own food with them - everyone used bring their own. Sailing boats that were there at the time so she started off from Castletown - boats used leave Castletown that time for America. The boat was about seven or eight weeks at sea and in the end she was put back to where she came from. She wasn't able to make any headway(continues on next page)
- Collector
- James Dudley
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cill Mhichíl, Co. Chorcaí
