School: St Boden's, Culdaff
- Location:
- Culdaff, Co. Donegal
- Teacher: Doiminic Ó Duibhne
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 1123, Page 142
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- (continued from previous page)you hunt out the cat for"? asked the boy. "Orrach mainim ye isnt she bringing on a storm!"Shortly afterwards the cock came, stood at the threshold and crew three times. "Musha Paddy thats a death" says she and about ten minutes later "Katelty's Biddletys Paddlety" came in and told them of the death of John's Paddy's Mickey's Owney. "Gratur" poor soul when did he die?" said she. "Who is this man" said the 'yank' O máinim ye, ye knowed him afore ye went he's a "nabor" of ours the Lord hev Marcy on him he's 105!" says she. "Why is he only dying now he'll be killed for staying" said the Yank.Well, we'll get ready and go to the wake, They went and stayed all night. The "oul" man was waked for two nights and in the morning of the funeral the men that were putting him in the coffin had too much of the "mountain dew" in them so instead of putting the "oul" man in the coffin they let him "rowl" under the bed(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Kathleen Deeny
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- P. Mc Laughlin
- Gender
- Unknown
- Age
- 84
- Address
- Gleneely, Co. Donegal
