School: Clochar na Trócaire, Clanna Caoilte (roll number 7651)
- Location:
- Clonakilty, Co. Cork
- Teacher: An tSr. Treasa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0311, Page 283
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- (continued from previous page)neighbours. Tadg's principal food was Indian meal cooked overnight, but as he was going to have a couple of the neighbours working next day, he bought a quantity of oaten meal also and placed it in a bag on the bench by the side of the Indian meal. By mistake it was the Indian meal he prepared for the breakfast next morning. When they came in to breakfast Tadg placed three dishes of the meal before them. Tadg finished up his dish heartily, but the others did not touch the food saying as an excuse that they had their breakfast eaten at home. So they went on to work until about twelve o'clock. Tadg said it was time to put the meal for the dinner soaking. One of the men said, "Tadg if it is the meal you had for the breakfast, you need not mind it." Tadg cried aloud, "[?]," said one of the men. "[?]" said Tadg. Tadg then got ill and soon died.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mary Cullinane
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Clonakilty, Co. Cork
- Informant
- Daniel Cullinane
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Garranes, Co. Cork
