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School: Béal an Mhuirthid (C.) (roll number 14857)

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Béal an Mhuirthead, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Sorcha, Bean Uí Náraidhe
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    The orangemen and the Catholics in Belfast live in peace with each other and on friendly terms all the year except around the "Twelfth". An orangeman and a catholic lived side by side in West Belfast, worked in the same mill and in the evenings sat over their drinks in the same bar.
    One twelfth they went together to take their drinks as usual. Before the orangeman began he lifted his glass and said quietly: "To h. with the Pope: God save the Kind". The catholic then lifted his own glass and said: "To h. with the King, God save the Pope". They went on
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      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
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    Language
    English
    Informant
    Jane Crossey
    Relation
    Unknown
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    76
    Address
    Gawley's Gate, Co. Antrim