School: Eslin (roll number 10026)

Location:
Eslinbridge, Co. Leitrim
Teacher:
Pilib Mac Aonghusa
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0218, Page 033

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    "One to you, and one to Me, one to you, and one to me, and so on.
    There was a man living beside the graveyard; and they were a crowd of "ceilidhes" going home from their house. At that time it was about eleven o'clock, and they [sic] people used to stay up late at night. When they people heard the big talk in the graveyard, they ran back to the house, and brought out all the house to hear what was the big talk. Of course one of the women thought of the bad thing always; and said that it was the "Devil and God that
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mr John Mc Guinness
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    80
    Occupation
    Farmer
    Address
    Tulrusk, Co. Leitrim