School: Knockjames
- Location:
- Knockjames, Co. Clare
- Teacher: (name not given)
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A fast walker.
24th November,1937.
In Derranacleha ,Tulla,Co Clare lived a man named Patrick Torpey about forty years ago.He was my own great grandfather.There was a crowd of mad dogs going about the country at that time and one of them bit his milch cow so that she was in danger of going mad.he had heard of a man in Kilrush who had a cure for mad animals.He started walking(continues on next page)- Collector
- Michael Torpey
- Gender
- Male
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- Mr Patrick Torpey
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockjames, Co. Clare