School: Listowel (B.) (roll number 1797)
- Location:
- Listowel, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Brian Mac Mathúna
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0405, Page 439
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- Oidhche Sheáin Naomhtha:- (Oidhche Tein' Sheáin)
1. Ní ceart bheith ag rinnce tímpal na teineadh Oidhche SheanSheáin, mar cailín rinnce ba chionntach leis an naomh a chur chun báis.
2. An té is aoirde léimeann thar an teine ar aghaidh agus ar chúl, 'sé is sia mairfidh agus is séanmhaire pósfaidh.
3. Ní ceart an ghríosach a breith isteach san tigh nuair a bhíonn an teine ag dul in éag nó chaillfí duine san tigh roim an am sin aríst.
4. Ba cheart cnámh a chaitheamh isteach sa teine, Oidhche Sh. Sheáin. Teine cnámh.
- Once upon a time Paddy Drury the poet was very drunk and he was coming out of Limerick. He was eating a loaf of bread and he saw a woman with a little dog. The woman called him and asked him to throw the dog a bit and Paddy caught the dog by the tail and threw the dog over the ditch. People in Knockanure laughed at Paddy Drury the Poet. He said:-
"Knockanure both mane and poor
A church without a steeple
Where ignorant boors look over half-doors,
To laugh at decent people". - Collector
- T. Ahern
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Listowel, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- M. Ahern
- Gender
- Unknown
- Age
- 35
- Address
- Listowel, Co. Kerry
