School: Rath Cruachan
- Location:
- Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Séamus Diúc
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0251, Page 104
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“About forty years ago there lived a man names Pat X at Ballyconloy who was a herd.”
About forty years ago there lived a man named Pat X at Ballyconboy who was a herd. He went to town one market day and met a man who often put grazing cattle on the farm at Rathcroghan and who now had a motor-car.
Both chatted for a while and Pat congratulated his old acquaintance on having such a fine car. The friend said there was a mighty difference in driving and speed as compared with the cart or side-car.
"I would not think so", says Pat, "only that the ass is in the middle of yours, and in front of mine".
- Collector
- Kathleen Galvin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon