School: Currans (C.) (roll number 4460)
- Location:
- Currans, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Nóra, Bean Uí Bhraoin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0445, Page 072
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“One night Mick Mc Quaid was talking about his family. Someone asked if he has another brother.”
One night Mick McQuaid was talking about his family. Someone asked if he had another brother. He said that he had but he was in jail for the government of the country got a strange liking for him and they put him in there.
This expression is also used often.
- Marriages take place in this district at all times. In former times they took place only at Shrovetide. During this time the gossip-mongers consulted each other as to any pair likely to get married and who did(continues on next page)
