School: Doirín Dáimh Dheirg / Dereendafderg (roll number 13469)
- Location:
- Doire an Daimh Dheirg, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Liam Seóighe
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0090D, Page 08_029
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- (continued from previous page)When he shouted he gestured ferociously [?] and when he laughed he bared his teeth and closed his eyes.They called him "Barrett the Tumbler" and you can easily see why. I never saw him but there was a crowd around him and he acting like the cleverest [?] clown that ever I saw. Once I would have missed a very big event only that I heard the crowd cheering and I came to the crowd to see who it was wrong [?] and there I saw the "Tumbler" eating pieces of bottles just as easy as you or I would eat a piece of bread. He very seldom disappoints anyone when he comes.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eibhlín Ní Dubhthaigh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Doire an Daimh Dheirg, Co. Mayo
