School: Bawnboy
- Location:
- Bawnboy, Co. Cavan
- Teacher: T. Ó Grady
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0963, Page 254
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- (continued from previous page)and eyes wide open, not knowing what to do.
At last he pulled himself together, and shouted
'' That will do ''
into your bottle, and in a thrice all was over.
Shiela was rubbing her arms and shoulders that were blue and black, and she was in a fury with
poor Gilbert,
'' you blockhead '' she cried,
The next time that you go from this house you may never come back
you are the greatest amadan in Ireland What are you going to do with the children now '' ?
'' Never mind Shila I have a plan in my head.
you have fool's brains in
your head. ''
But Gilbert without waiting to reply took up the bottle and went off to the chief's house.
He got in at the door and said
I came to see which of us has the better bottle.''
'' Why have you another one '' ?
'' Yes '' says Gilbert.
The chief was thinking to himself that he would make another great purchase from Gilbert
'' All right show what your bottle can(continues on next page)
- Informant
- B. O' Grady
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 14
