School: Eslin (roll number 10026)
- Location:
- Droichead na hEislinne, Co. Liatroma
- Teacher: Pilib Mac Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0218, Page 182
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- "This will make me work,
And me work will make me warm
This will do me good
And anyone would do me harm" This is an old saying always said by Peter Mc Guinness [?] who was a mason and always used to be going to be building for the neighbours if at all possible.
When he would go to do a piece of work for anyone, he would try(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr Thomas Kane
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Maothail, Co. Liatroma
