School: Druim Mór
- Location:
- Dromore, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Seosamh Ó Catháin
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- (continued from previous page)when he only meant to be kind to him. However, he & the boy sat down & ate a hearty meal & thought no more of the incident. A short time after this, this neighbour of theirs fell sick & the mistress suggested to her husband that she should call & see how he was. The husband agreed that is was only right & neighbourly to do such a thing - They went off to their work & she set off to visit her friend.
They had just come home from work when she arrived back from her visit. When the woman was kissing Good-bye to her friend he bit off the top of her tongue. Now when she came into the house the farmer asked her how their neighbour was - or was he improving - & she could only mumble indistinctly & unintelligably. The farmer opened his eyes in wonder & turned towards the boy & said "What is she saying." The boy stepped forward & said, "Now sir, my bargain is completed - When I took service with you I promised for a certain reward to teach your cat to speak Irish & your wife to speak Latin - You heard(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Seosamh Ó Catháin
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Address
- Dromore West, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- John Fox
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Shoemaker
- Address
- Farranmacfarrell, Co. Sligo
