School: Finternagh

Location:
Finternagh, Co. Cavan
Teacher:
C. Ní Bhuachalla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1004, Page 280

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  1. There lived a matchmaker in the townland of Blackhills. His name was Bernard Clarke. He lived alone in a cottage.
    He is not alive yet. He was a very big man and he was called Big Brian. He made matches for the country but he could make none for himself.
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    Topics
    1. processes and phenomena
      1. severe weather (~1,727)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Philip Clarke
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullynaskeagh, Co. Cavan
    Informant
    Charles Clarke
    Relation
    Parent
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Tullynaskeagh, Co. Cavan