School: Cillín
- Location:
- Killeen, Co. Mayo
- Teacher: Pádraic Ó Hubáin
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- Bobby Chuileóg
Bobby Chuileóg was a small woman. She wore a shawl on her head. She wore no shoe in winter or Summer. Her feet were swollen. She was going around begging from house to house. She used to say "It was not right an ass to bray." The people gave her lodgings. She used be thankful to them. - You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.
- Informant
- Michael Kearney
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrowneden, Co. Mayo
- Bantry
There was another beggar woman travelling around, and she was called Bantry. She was very cross. If anyone would say anything to her, she would follow them. She did not like to see any dog or cat. No one liked to give her lodgings because she was very cross. She was fairly old(continues on next page)