School: Johnswell, Kilkenny (roll number 3247)
- Location:
- Johnswell, Co. Kilkenny
- Teacher: D. Ó Héigceartaigh
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“Once upon a time there lived a man Wild Jack. Jack Brennan was his right name. He lived where Nolans are living now.”
Once upon a time there lived a man Wild Jack. Jack Brennan was his right name. He lived where Nolans are living now. One night Jack was in bed, and Pat Murphy and Bill Byrne came in. They pretended to be very drunk, and they lay down beside Jack, and told him to get them a drink of water. They told him that they drank some bad whiskey in the public house, and they were dying for water.
Jack said he had no(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Bessie Dwyer
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Patrick Dwyer
- Relation
- Grandparent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 85