School: Summerville (roll number 622)
- Location:
- Summerville, Co. Waterford
- Teacher: John Burke
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0652, Page 25
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- (continued from previous page)someone hammering and whistling the prettiest tune he ever heard.
My grandfather thought it was a clewricaun and he said to himself "I'll catch you if I can and then I will have enough always". He opened the door gently and looked around but he could not see anybody. He could hear the hammering and whistling. He looked around everywhere and found him in a corner. He had a red cap on his head and a hammer in his hand and he was making a shoe. He was so busy with his work that he did not notice my grandfather. He caught him. "I have you now says he", "and I'll not let you go till I get your purse", "so give it to me at once". Stop, stop, says the clewricaun. Stop and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Desmond Dunphy
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Rathmoylan, Co. Waterford
- Informant
- Mrs Nesbit
- Relation
- Unknown
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Poleberry, Co. Waterford
