School: Cor Críochach
- Location:
- Corcreeghagh, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Muireadhaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0934, Page 343
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- (continued from previous page)not go far until he met a beggarman on the road and he said to him: "How much will you take for your suit of clothes and crutches?"
"Oh!", said the beggarman, "they're not worth much, indeed".
"Will you take five pounds for them?"
"Indeed I will, and be very glad to get it".
John O'Neill gave him the £5, and another suit of clothes, and dressed himself in the beggarman's suit and went on as before. It was not long until they reached the place where the wedding was held, which was in the middle of a green meadow. There were three miles of gentlemen, three miles of farmers and three miles of beggarmen at it.
When all was ready and the dinner left on the tables, John O'Neill said to Strength, "Go up and bring me down one of the dishes from before the bride". Strength went up and carried down the dish without touching one bit of what was on it and left it beside his master. Then he said to Swift, "Go up and take me down one of the dishes from before the bride". Swift went up and brought it down without touching one bit of what was on it and left it beside his master.
Then he said to Guess, "Go up and bring me down one of the dishes from before the bride". She went up and brought it down without spelling or touching(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Séamhus Ó Muireadhaigh
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- Informant
- Mrs Mary Murray
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Corduff (Kelly), Co. Monaghan
