School: Liathdruim, Cill Mhichíl (roll number 4433)
- Location:
- Leitrim, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Ó Conbhaidhe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0601, Page 154
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- Tommie Connor was a very amusing man of the tramp class. There are many good yarns about him.
One day a woman in Furroor gave him a piece of currant cake and he afterwards said that he found a currant at Furroor Cross and the next one at Cranny Bridge.
In Cree one morning he was collecting the price of a pint of porter. He had two pence but it seemed rather difficult to get the halfpenny. At last Tommie told a woman he would in exchange for a halfpenny teach her a nice prayer. She gave it to him and he(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Senan Cushen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Sheeaun, Co. Clare
