School: O'Brennan, Baile Mhic Ealgóid, Tráighlí
- Location:
- Tonreagh Lower, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Loingsigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0444, Page 359
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- (continued from previous page)to his mouth and said "Um! Um" "Begobs", said the other fellow - "if he made a dummy of you, 'tis how he'll make a cripple of me." So he did not go to confession at all.
- 4th Story.
A story is told of a young lady who just went to a boarding-school. At home in the country she was known as "Jessie," but after writing the third letter home she signed herself "Jessica." Her brother Tom replied to her letter as follows:-
"Dear Jessica,
Daddica and mammica have gone to visit aunt Lizzica.
Uncle Sammica is talking of buying a new machinica, but does not know whether to buy a Fordica or a Chevica.
The old cowica had a calfica - I was going to call it Nellica, but I changed it to Jimica, because it was a bullica.(continues on next page) - Collector
- Donal Leen
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Jerry Leen
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballincollig, Co. Kerry
