School: Báinseach, Cill Chaoi (roll number 11714)
- Location:
- Kildeema, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Donncha Mac Cárthaigh
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- (continued from previous page)rose up from the coffin and hit him across the face. The next day the gentleman came to the herdsman and he asked him how did he get on and he answered "Great".
That day the gentleman's wife called the herdsman to his dinner and she betted with him she would frighten him. He betted she wouldn't. She then brought him around the house showing him everything. After a while she came to a big barrel with a cover on it. She lifted up the cover and out jumped a turkey cock. The herdsman fell back and nearly died with the fright.- Collector
- Josephine O' Shea
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kildeema, Co. Clare
- Informant
- Mr Michael Reidy
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Cahercannavan, Co. Clare