School: Cuinche
- Location:
- Quin, Co. Clare
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Gríobhtha
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- (continued from previous page)dead to romance, had two clay pipes filled with tobacco and two folded bits of paper which lay beside them on the mantle-shelf ready for his visitors.
Punctual as the church bell the suitors tipped heels rang on the door flag and with no welcome for each other, but Pat had a "Cead Mile Failtre" for both, while Mary was scarcely to be seen.
Soon each was pressed with his clay pipe and paper. The big good natured Hugh O'Brien lighted his pipe and threw his paper into the fire, while his neighbour Jim Slowpenny quenched the flame of his with a tight squeeze between thumb and forefinger.
Both left having exhausted each other's patience. Then the father(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen Markham
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Mary O' Malley
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 20
- Address
- Quin, Co. Clare
