School: Ray (2) (roll number 16607)
- Location:
- Ray, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Seósaimhín Ní Ghallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1086, Page 78
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- (continued from previous page)There was [?]
ache and he [?]
did not know [?]
to a smith an [?]
he tell him a [?]
the smith said he could.Then the smith told him to sit down in the chair.The man sat down and the smith got
a very long strong bit of cord and he tied it very tightly around the man's tooth and he tied the tooth to the anvil. Then the smith warmed an iron and he kept it in the fire till it was red. He then took it out of the fire and ran at the man's face with it.The man made a quick leap and the cord was tied so tightly that his tooth was pulled out and his jaw was nearly broken. He started to curse the smith but the smith only laughed at him.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Maire G. Ní Bhiorna
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Millford, Co. Donegal
- Informant
- Aine Ní Bhiorna
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 40
- Occupation
- Domestic worker
- Address
- Millford, Co. Donegal
