School: Gleann Doire (C.) (roll number 10404)
- Location:
- Glenderry, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Cáit Bean Uí Gléathabhúir
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Shawn Burns was a very strong man who lived about one hundred years ago. A man made a bet with Shawn one day that he would not drink a gallon of portor in one drink. Shown said that he would of course, so the man put a mouse into it and he drank it without knowing it and swallowed the mouse. he went this day to the village of Lixnaw and he was drunk and a guard came out going to arrest him, but Shawn Burns rose him and threw him in over a wall which(continues on next page)- Collector
- Nora Lawlor
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Ballylongane, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- Frank Casey
- Relation
- Relative (other than parent or grandparent)
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 63
- Address
- Ballylongane, Co. Kerry