School: Oileán Baoi (Dursey) (roll number 13138)
- Location:
- Dursey Island, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Eoghan Ó Súilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0274, Page 051
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- (continued from previous page)him the broken thumb. The priest took it in his hand and he gave it a shake. “Sure, there is nothing in that,” says he.The thumb was as good as ever going home only that there was a lump on it.
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“Seo mar a dubhairt an bás le seanduine a bhí a fagháil bháis...”
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“Bhí reatha aca as seanchaidheacht i dtig thoir i mBailin Chalaidh...”
Bhí scata aca ag seanchaidheacht i dtig thoir i mBaile’n Chalaidh fadó, agus d’éirigh aighneas eatortha, agus bhíodar ar tí a chéile a bhualadh. B’é Tomás fear a’ tighe agus dá dhéine a bhíodar a dul ar a chéile ní ghéillfeadh Tomás. Sa deireadh thiar do(continues on next page)