School: Glenderry (roll number 10403)

Location:
Gleann Doire, Co. Chiarraí
Teacher:
Peadar Ó Gleathbhúir
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    milk for his dinner every day and he used to get better pay than the others. There was another great man there for running, by the name of Tom Flahive it is said he would run ten miles in half an hour.
    There is a lot of old poetry made by men that was never written in books. There was once a man in jail, by the name of Tom of the Height. One night he got very thirsty in jail, and he made some poetry about
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Willie Corridon
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Phil Corridon
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Gleann Doire, Co. Chiarraí