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1. Story - The Landlord and Barney Boylan (continued)

   

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   Aw, indeed, it wuzn't much but shure little as it wuz, it wuzn't always aisy to make up the rint in thim days, an' there wuz a squad o'childer, indade Barney wuzn't much iv a worker anyway, lying up an' lettin' the woman an childer do the work.
   well, shure the rint day kem roun' an' iv coorse Barney hadn't the rint. He wint to the landlord an' towld him he cudn't pay. Well, that gintleman giv' him down the bauks an' towld him it'd fit him better to do his work an' not be idlin' roun' making up bits o' porty.
   Shure Barney wuz verry sweet to him an' said he'd thry to get the rint be the nixt day, an'the ould "boyo" in the ind, got into better humour an' sez he " I hear you're a cliver soart iv a fella, you're rint isn't much" says he "an I@ll forgive it to you if you can answer me four questions (iv coorse he wuz laughin' in his own mind, for he niver thought Barney'd be able to answer the tough questions he'd ax him.)
   "Well, what's the questions?" sez Barney.
   "The first wan" sez the landlord" is "what does God love? The second wan is what does the Devil love? The third is

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   History Edit

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Miss J.E. Brown

   Gender

   Female

   Occupation

   Múinteoir

   Informant

   Mr Michael Brady

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Drumillard, Co. Monaghan

   Informant

   Mr William Brady

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   70

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Aghaloughan, Co. Cavan