School: Cill Díoma (C.) (roll number 6517)
- Location:
- Kildimo, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Eilís Ní Chathail
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- Another funny story is told about Daniel O'Connell and Spring Rice. Spring Rice lived behind in Foynes where the present Monteagle is now living. This man held, a very important post under the Government, so that when the time for the elections came Spring Rice travelled to Limerick. Daniel O'Connell also came down from Dublin by the mail-coach and lodged in one of the hotels in Limerick. When the people in Limerick found out where he was staying they gathered around the hotel. After a while Daniel O'Connell appeared at his window and he said to the mob, "Ye all know I am after my trial in Dublin and I cannot make anymore speeches, but I will tell ye a story about an old man and woman who lived in Kerry. These two people had a small bit of land and every time the old man went to the fair, when he had his things sold he put a few(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Peggy Ryan
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kildimo (Old), Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Patrick Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Kildimo (Old), Co. Limerick