School: Aughacashel (roll number 15356)
- Location:
- Aghacashel, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Joseph Conifry
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0211, Page 464
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- (continued from previous page)mistake of turning up it, as I thought, to Naugle's. When about within 20 yards or so of the house I heard great laughter inside and a great hub-bub of conversation that one usually hears coming from a dance house during an interval between dances. I said to myself "There must be a dance here, or else every neighbour in the district is on his "Kaley" (a nightly uninvited visit) here tonight." I was between two minds whether I should go in or postpone my visit to another time. I decided to go in, and as soon as I raised the latch the laughter and general commotion ceased suddenly, and when I opened the door I was astonished to see the kitchen empty save for the man-of-the-house, who is a bachelor that lives alone, and he was taking a cake out of the oven.
I said, "Good night Tom, I made a mistake coming up this lane instead of John Naugle's."(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Joseph Conifry
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Informant
- Matthew Conifry
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Drumshanbo, Co. Leitrim
