School: Gort na Díogha (roll number 15587)

Location:
Gortnadeeve West, Co. Galway
Teachers:
Séamus Ó Dochartaigh Bean Uí Dhochartaigh
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    I was at a fair in Ballygar sixty years ago selling a cow.

    I was at a fair in Ballygar sixty years ago selling a cow. A man bought the cow and drew her to if she had any milk. A woman who was looking on ran and put her shoe under the cow to catch the milk.
    The man turned around and said "You bloody ran clear away.
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    Topics
    1. activities
      1. economic activities
        1. trade
          1. buying and selling (~3,622)
        2. agriculture (~2,659)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Thomas Brennan
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    91
    Address
    Knockmascahill, Co. Galway