School: Shountrade, Adare (roll number 6657)

Location:
Shantraud, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Máire, Bean Uí Fhloinn
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    be a Priest. He had passed all his exams, but one thing was he had a lump on his face near his ear. She looked at it and she told him to pay rounds at St. James's well and to take with him a boy named James.
    She asked him for some help. He had only one shilling but he gave it to her and she went on her way. The boy continued to Clonshire to his friends. When he reached his friends he told his story.
    He got the little boy named James and he went to the well on three mornings before sunrise and
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Nora Browne
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tuogh, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Cornelious Normoyle
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    60
    Address
    Rower More, Co. Limerick