Long ago when the famine was in this country people by the name of Gleazers came across the Shannon from Kerry to Clare.

Abstract: Story collected by Patrick Moloney, a student at Knockerra (B.) Killimer school (Knockerra, Co. Clare) (no informant identified).

Original reference: 0629/1/53

 Knockerra (B.) Killimer [Vol. 0629, Chapter 0001]

County  The Schools' Manuscript Collection : County Clare Schools

COLLECTOR
Moloney, Patrick 
Gender
male

Story text

transcribed at

 

Knockerra (B.) Killimer  [duchas:4878819]

Long ago when the famine was in this country, people by the name of Gleazers came across the Shannon from Kerry to Clare. It was before the races were in Kilkee. They were going to Kilkee for the day. They met some of their friends in Kilkee and they determined to go to Kerry with them that night. It was a small boat and eighteen people were in it and it was nearly sinking. They were about half way across the Shannon when it started to get stormy.
The boat was tossed over and hither until at last it sank and everybody in it were drowned. Mrs Gleazer was living in Kilcarrol with her husband and father. Every day Mrs Gleazer would start crying when she would think of what happened. One day after a long time a knock came to the door and she went to see who was there. She could not see anything and since then she did not cry over it.

Resource description

Origin information
Knockerra, Co. Clare
Date created:
Type of Resource
text
Physical description
p. 054
Volume 0629
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Mícheál Ó Cuinneagáin.
Languages
English  
Genre
Folktale
Subject
Ireland--History--Famine, 1845-1852
The great famine--An gorta mór
School location
Knockerra Cnoc Dhoire Kilrush Moyarta Clare
Location
https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5080007
Location
University College Dublin. National Folklore Collection UCD .

Original reference: 0629/1/53

Suggested credit
"Long ago when the famine was in this country people by the name of Gleazers came across the Shannon from Kerry to Clare."in "The Schools' Manuscript Collection," held by University College Dublin, National Folklore Collection UCD. © University College Dublin. Digital content by: Glenbeigh Records Management, published by UCD Library, University College Dublin <https://doi.org/10.7925/drs1.duchas_5080007>
Note
Collected as part of the Schools' Folklore scheme, 1937-1938, under the supervision of teacher Mícheál Ó Cuinneagáin.
Funding
Supported by funding from the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht (Ireland), University College Dublin, and the National Folklore Foundation (Fondúireacht Bhéaloideas Éireann), 2014-2016.
Record source
Metadata creation date: 2014/2016 — Metadata created by Fiontar, Dublin City University, in collaboration with the National Folklore Collection UCD and UCD Library. Original Fiontar metadata converted into MODS by UCD Library.

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