School: Anglesboro (B.), Baile Mhistéala (roll number 10262)
- Location:
- Anglesborough, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Cadhla
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0513, Page 196
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“Toby Roche of Kilbehenny a fairly well to do farmer and a great sportsman was one evening sitting down at the kitchen fire and his wife was on the other side knitting.”
Toby Roche of Kilbehenny a fairly well to do farmer and a great sportsman was one evening sitting down at the kitchen fire and his wife was on the other side knitting. Suddenly he heard a great flock of geese flying over the house. He was boiling a pot of water on the fire. At the time. He had not time to stand up and load his gun which was in the corner beside the fire-machine.
He grabbed his gun, snapped the needle and thread from his wife, rammed them into the gun, fired up the chimney and didn't he sew two wild geese together. Down they fell through the chimney and into the pot and Toby only put the lid on the pot and(continues on next page)