School: Gleann Doire (C.) (roll number 10404)
- Location:
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Cáit Bean Uí Gléathabhúir
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- Every year in Spring and Autumn men come to Tralee as it is the largest town in Kerry for employment. They stand outside the Church waiting for some man to hire them, and they go to the man who gives them the most wages.
The only belongings they have with them are a spade and some clothes tied in a red cloth swung over the spade.
If any farmer wanted men to dig their potatoes(continues on next page)- Collector
- Bridie Carroll
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tiduff, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Michael Flahive
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
- Address
- Kerry Head, Co. Kerry