School: Pitfield, Inis (roll number 11091)
- Location:
- Cloondrinagh, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Tomás Ó Maonaigh
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- (continued from previous page)a proud man I was.
Nowadays the place is deserted by young and old. The boírín of the "rounds" is impassable — bush and bramble have covered it in.
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I remember years ago when the land through which the boírín passed was acquired by a new owner.
He built a wall dividing the field and ran it across the boírín. He had a rude awakening. Because of high mortality and frequent sickness among his herds he was advised that he had no right to close the holy Right-of-way.
He opened a gap in the wall and everything came right.
Tomás o maonaigh.
Samhain 1937.
- Collector
- Tomás Ó Maonaigh
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Ballynacally, Co. Clare
