School: Gortlitreach (roll number 15960)
- Location:
- Gortletteragh, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seosamh Mac Cionnaith
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- One time a man whoes name was Edward Flood, Camber, walked to Dublin to work at the harvest. Every year he went. This man had seven children and his wife, and only three acres of land his boss wrote for him.Edward Flood brought his working cloths in a red handkerchief and his boots under his arm and went barefooted all the way to Dublin. One day when Eddie was going to Dublin he met Father Confery and he barefooted coming from the Island doing Penance. "Well" said Eddie "have you no money to buy boots." "I have but I am doing Penances. "Well" said(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs William Kelly
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gortletteragh, Co. Leitrim