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School: Cill a' Ghaimhrín (Killgevrin) (roll number 12002)

Location:
Kilgevrin, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Proinsíos P. Ó Doláin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0042, Page 0337

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    A Story
    Once there was an old woman who lived alone in a house. A lot of people used to visit her to hear her talking. One night a man from the village came in for a while. When he was about an hour in he stood up and said it was time to go home. Then the woman said "wait a while until I put down the supper and you will have a bit to eat. He said at first the he would not wait but at least she succeeded in keeping him. He sat down again for a while until the old woman said "The potatoes are hard to be washed, hard to be boiled and hard to be put down. The turf is in the bog and the pot is letting through. The night is dry and fine and
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Mary Mannion
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Tonmoyle, Co. Galway
    Informant
    Patrick Mannion
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    60
    Address
    Tonmoyle, Co. Galway