School: Dysert (roll number 8640)
- Location:
- An Díseart, Co. na hIarmhí
- Teacher: C. Nic Eochagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0737, Page 451
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- In Loughnavalley, about four miles from Dysart there lived many years ago a family named (-) and some of the family reside there still.They had a son who had not right sense, that is to say, he was what the old people called "a bit of an Omadhaun".On this account he was not sent to School until he was a big boy about ten years of age.The master set him to work and gave him a headline to copy and found that he was badly able to do it.His Mother came to meet him when he was coming home in the evening
"Well, avic," said she "how did you get on at School?"; "Great, Mother" answered he in delight "I was as good as the master"
"How was that boy?" she asked in wonder
"Well, the master wrote, and I wrote, and(continues on next page)
- Collector
- K.M. Geoghegan
- Gender
- Unknown
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- An Díseart, Co. na hIarmhí
- Informant
- John Shanley
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 66
