School: Gortaveha (roll number 16488)
- Location:
- Gortaveha, Co. Clare
- Teacher: P. Wiley
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0592E, Page 06_020
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card playing every night .One night he was passing a house he saw two men standing on a pier of a gate.He was troubled to know what it meant so he went to Biddy Early and she told him he used be out late and the sooner he would stop it the better.Not to attempt to be out late any more or if he did it would be the worst for himself.But she said them men did not concern him if he was not out see them .She said it wouldn't be long until two men would leave the house.It was no length until the man and his son got a fever and died.
- Collector
- Lena Walsh
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Derryfadda, Co. Clare
- Informant
- John Walsh
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Knockatunna, Co. Clare
