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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0590C, Page 06_019

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    A bachelor
    There was a girl supposed to be married to (be)bachelor.Her father had potatoes in a loft in the house, and they were called bachelors potatoes .Some of the potatoes were big and the others small.One day the bachelor came to the mans house and asked for bachelors potatoes, and he said to his bride in the mans house "Téir go dtí an cúlochta agus faghaidh prátaí batsealach,and she brought him down the small potatoes ,and he said to her I dont want these small potatoes.He said to her go
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Leamy
    Gender
    Male
    Informant
    Mrs Patrick Powell
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Knockjames, Co. Clare