School: Cluain Meacan (roll number 11451)

Location:
Cloonmackon, Co. Kerry
Teacher:
Liam Ó Catháin

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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0406, Page 366

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Long ago there used be four boys playing cards in a house.

Long ago there used be four boys playing cards in a house. Two of them were brothers and the other two lived about a half a mile from each other. The two brothers had to come through fields to the house where they used be playing cards. Each night a mouse ran in the path before them but they did nothing to him. One night as they were coming through the fields they saw a crowd of people with a coffin on their shoulders coming towards them. "What shall we do" said one of the brothers to the other. "We will keep on" said the other and put our hand on it and see

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Collector
Peg Barry
Gender
female
Address
Derry, Co. Kerry
Informant
Mrs Barry
Gender
female
Age
40
Address
Derry, Co. Kerry
Language
English