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    The Bacach's Remark
    A traveller or bacai was going along the road near Rathcroghan when he became very thirsty. He went into Breheny's house for a drink.
    Mrs Breheny gave him a drink of buttermilk which was very sour and when the bacai tasted it he returned all with thanks.
    Soon after going our he met a man to whom he said that the people in that house must be very rich as they had last year's buttermilk yet.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. jokes (~6,086)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Patrick Beisty
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Moneylea, Co. Roscommon
    Informant
    Martin Dempsey
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Ballyconboy, Co. Roscommon