School: Mullach Ruadh (roll number 10654)

Location:
Mullaghroe, Co. Sligo
Teacher:
Bean Uí Nia
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    to put some kind of a liquid on the blade to keep the edge on.
    He used to make a spinning wheel which no one else could make for when it would have a hank of yarn spun it would let a crack which no one else could make. That is why he was called, "The Wheel of Cracker".
    Imelda O Grady, Mullaghroe, Boyle, Co. Sligo.
    Dominick O Grady, Mullaghroe, Boyle, Co. Sligo.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
  2. Funny Story.
    Long ago there lived an old woman called Fanny and she lived in Dooballa near the road which is situated between Gurteen and Cloonloo, County Sligo. She used to see religious articles at a rock which was outside her house. When she died her house was knocked and a tree grew beside the rock which both rock and tree are seen to-day. The tree is called "Seatfanny."
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Imelda O Grady
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Mullaghroe, Co. Sligo
    Informant
    Matthew Queenan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Cuilprughlish, Co. Sligo