School: Bawnboy
- Location:
- Bawnboy, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Ó Grady
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0963, Page 249
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- (continued from previous page)I'm going to sell her. '' What do you want for her ? '' What will you give me ? ''
'' I'll give you a bottle, '' says the little man.
'' A bottle ! '' says Gilbert in surprise.
'' Yes, there it is; look at it well. ''
'' I never saw the like of that before and you call that a bottle ''
Sure that's that's what it is ''
'' Well I never saw the like of that before ''
'' Will you take it ? '' said the little man.
'' What good is a bottle to me and my family that's nearly starving ''
'' Take the bottle for the cow and they'll not starve long. ''
'' All right, '' says Gilbert so he took the bottle and stuffed it into one save pocket he had in his
old '' setoo '' and went home.
Sheila met him.
'' Well you weren't long away. Did you sell the cow since ''
'' I did ''
'' and what did you get for her ''
'' I got a bottle '',
'' and what use is a bottle? ''
And she threw up her hands in despair
'' We'll starve this day. Oh did anyone ever see such amadan to take a bottle for the cow ''
'' Wait a minute
Don't say anything to me until(continues on next page)
- Informant
- B. O' Grady
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
