School: An Chúil Árd (C.) (roll number 12588)
- Location:
- Coolard, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Máire Ní Liaghain
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0401, Page 396
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“About one hundred and twenty years ago, poor travelling women went around the country called Connacht women.”
About one hundred and twenty years ago, poor travelling women went around the country called Connacht women.
About this time a young man lay dying in his bed at Urlee.
He was in bed for nine months nobody knew his disease.
One evening in the month of November one of these Connacht women called to the house.
When she came in she asked him what was the matter with him.
He said there was no cure for him.
Then she asked for a night's lodgings they said she would get it.
Then she said to get the little boys in the place.
When they came she told them go out and get a(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kit Scanlon
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Glouria, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Thomas Galvin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 78
- Address
- Glouria, Co. Kerry