School: Ferns (B.) (roll number 13266)
- Location:
- Ferns, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Seán Ó Muimhneacháin
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- (continued from previous page)5A brother and sister lived together - neither getting married and both were very eccentric.
The brother died and Aidan went to the wake and when he entered the sister exclaimed that "The Lord was very cruel to take her lamb" when Aidan answered "Heavens + God he must be fond of mutton."The blacksmith Tom Phayres was fond of a pint. One day a trickster by the name of Edward Kavanagh came to the forge to get a pony shod. He saw Tom put a shilling into his waistcoat pocket that was hanging on the wall. Kavanagh took the shilling on the quiet + going over to Tom he says "Put a couple of shoes on the pony + come + have a pint."
Tom left the others wait + shod Kavanagh's pony + both men then went + had a drink.
Sometime after Tom wanted to buy some nails + went for the shilling but couldn't find it.
Immediately the unusual decency of Kavanagh struck him + he knew where his shilling was gone.
