School: Kilmurry (C.) (roll number 10395)

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1. Funny Story - Adventures of Paddy Moloney (continued)

   

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   So I was glad to get the meal and it consisted of bread, cocoa and very nice puddings. I made a great feed and was really fast asleep when I had enough eaten. "Now you must go away at once" said the old woman for my son will soon be here and he'd kill you dead and I hate to see you killed, said she for you are such a nice little chap and so young". "Why" said I, "should your son kill me sure I never hurt him in any form". "Ah" said she "my son is a robber and a murderer and he'd be afraid that you'd tell the police of his whereabouts". While we were thus discussing the dangerous situation; the big robber son arrived at the door; when the door was opened a big dog came in first and his eyes were just the size of a saucepan. the dog walked slowly up to me and took my little arm in his mouth and there and then I was a prisoner. The robber son asked his mother where I came from and to give her credit she pleaded well for me and

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   History Edit

   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. people
         1. robbers (~423)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Agnes Fitzgerald

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Glanlarehan, Co. Kerry

   Informant

   George Fitzgerald

   Relation

   Parent

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Glanlarehan, Co. Kerry