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School: Dalystown (roll number 15307)

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Dalystown, Co. Westmeath
Teacher:
Kathleen Grehan
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0731, Page 114

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  1. A Funny Story (continued)

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    in the kitchen and Fr Robins gave him 1/=. He was fumbling with the 1/= in his fingers and it fell into the ashes under the grate. Fr Robins said, "A Fool and his money is easily parted."
    No, said the old man but "Ill got ill gone."
    Story told by Joseph Creevy, Dalystown.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    “On the lands of Thomas Glover Clonfad there is a small ditch.”

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    On the lands of Thomas Glover Clonfad there is a small ditch. Years ago man came to the owner James Asbury and asked him to let him dig the ditch and offered him £25. He would not let him do it as he wanted the treasure for himself. The man said that it would be no use to him and went away.
    Some time after the owner started to open a sand-pit at the end of the ditch.
    Everything he had began to die - cows, calves, sheep and horses.
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Joseph Quinn
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Clonfad, Co. Westmeath