School: Corderay (roll number 12735)
- Location:
- Shancurry, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Seán Ó Céilleachair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0208, Page 259
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- Pronsius and Kay-dahMichael Tiernan of Mahanagh Drumshanbo says
Pronsius lived around here (Drumshanbo) and he was a noted robber. Later he gave up robbery and lived in a little house on the Furnace Hill.
One day he went into Padraig More the payments of the Iron Works.
Padraig owned the first public house in Drumshanbo. It was a thatched house and stood where Cooney's Hotel is today. Pronsius probably went in for a drink. Padraig was counting the money for the men's pay and he had the gold in a sieve.
Once of your time Pronsius it would not be safe to let you see so much money or you'd do your best to have a few hundred of it.
I could and yet says Pronsius
You could not says Padraig.
Pronsius has a "moueen" (maoilín) hand and with that he made a dive at Padraig with it.
Padraig fell back to the ground in fear.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seán Ó Céilleachair
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Informant
- Michael Tiernan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Mahanagh, Co. Leitrim
