School: Oileán Baoi (Dursey) (roll number 13138)
- Location:
- Dursey Island, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Eoghan Ó Súilleabháin
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- (continued from previous page)again from the Sound and walked it all the way around north again and joined the rest of the crew.
- They were one day east in “Lic” the time of the fishing and they were landing a cargo of salt. It used come in 2 cwt bags. They were drawing it up to the sheds on their backs.
They were all bladdering and blowing about how much they would be able to bring, so Peats Mór told them to put two of the bags up on himself, and so they did. He walked up the slat of Lic with them (4cwt. of salt in all) and never stopped until he landed them above inside in the shed. No one else was able to attempt carrying as much.
Seán ‘a Cásca (Cill Mhichíl) a innis an méid seo dhom agus níl aon bhréag ann mar bhí sé féin ann ag féachaint.(continues on next page)- Informant
- Seán Ó hUrdail
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 79
- Address
- Kilmichael, Co. Cork