School: Leachtbhruadair (Loughfooder) (roll number 14366)
- Location:
- Lackbrooder, Co. Kerry
- Teacher: Mícheál P. Ó Murchadha
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0450, Page 117
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- A funny story
Introduction
This Story was told by John R Geaney of Loughfonder Knocknagoshel, Co Kerry.
A farmer, about sixty years of age, he has lived since childhood in his native Loughfonder.
He heard the story himself from his wife, who is a native of West Limerick, about fifteen years ago.
It was recorded in this book in March 1938.
The Story
Long ago, after the Boer War, there were two soldiers going about the country after the war. They had only just come home and were leading a wandering and precarious life.
One of them was called Saunders and the other was called Crowe.
One day as they were travelling through Turma Fola, in West Limerick, they became very hungry.
Saunders was a terrible lad for joking but Crowe was very "stuck up" in himself.
Saunders proposed that he would go and get something for them to eat. He went into a farmers house that was near him. When he opened the door he found that ther was noone inside before him. The dinner was ready upon the table. Saunders thought of a plan.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Mícheál P. Ó Murchadha
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Knocknagashel, Co. Kerry
- Informant
- John R. Geaney
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Lackbrooder, Co. Kerry
