School: Shountrade, Adare (roll number 6657)
- Location:
- Shantraud, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Máire, Bean Uí Fhloinn
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- The Croppies.In the insurrection of ninety eight, there was a body of men fighting for Ireland. They were called the Croppies.There was a song composed, making fun of them. One day there was a fair held in Adare. There was a man singing all day "Croppie lie down".There was a man who came up two miles from Clorane to Adare. He went into a shop to buy a spade. He got the spade, when he was leaving he said "this spade is going to do a good days work for Ireland", but the man took no notice of him.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathryn Monckton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilmoreen, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Michael Brinnan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 63
- Address
- Adare, Co. Limerick