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School: Johnswell, Kilkenny (roll number 3247)

Location:
Johnswell, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
D. Ó Héigceartaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0862, Page 421

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    “John the Gom's clothes were the worse for wear. He had only the suit he worked in and he wondered how he would come by a suit.”

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    The mistress of the house whispered something to the master, who they went off and returned with a suit of clothes of his own, a shirt and a pair of socks.
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    Tom Kearney was dead a couple of months when John the Gom called in to see the widow. "Oh John" says she " i buried the poor man since you were in the last" "Begor ma'am" says John after a pause "You did the right thing there was no use keeping him when he was dead"
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    Language
    English
    Collector
    Imelda Hegarty
    Gender
    Female
    Informant
    Joe Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Kilmagar, Co. Kilkenny