School: Finternagh
- Location:
- Finternagh, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: C. Ní Bhuachalla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1004, Page 280
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- There lived a matchmaker in the townland of Blackhills. His name was Bernard Clarke. He lived alone in a cottage.
He is not alive yet. He was a very big man and he was called Big Brian. He made matches for the country but he could make none for himself.
- It started on the sixth of February. It lasted one night(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Philip Clarke
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tullynaskeagh, Co. an Chabháin
- Informant
- Charles Clarke
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tullynaskeagh, Co. an Chabháin
