School: Leithead (roll number 5480)
- Location:
- Lehid, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Diarmuid Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0463, Page 184
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- (continued from previous page)He caught a stick, struck the cat on the head and killed him. Every one was sorry for Jim for the loss of his birds. He felt very lonely after the bird as it was the only company he had in the house. A few days afterwards he stopped working. He would not make or mend any shoe for any one. He used be walking on the road standing straight with his chest expanding out, the people thought that he was getting mad. Several fellows insulted him but he never said a word. One night a friend named Jack Shea the tailor send for him to go playing cards. As they were going gambling stocking. The house was full of people, as they were going to have a dance after the game Jim suddenly shouted in a high voice saying "they are out, they are out".(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Jeremiah Sullivan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Lehid, Co. Kerry
