School: Doirín Árd, Béal Átha an Dá Chab (roll number 15969)

Location:
Cappagh More, Co. Cork
Teacher:
Donncha Ó Dubhgáin
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  1. (continued from previous page)
    D. Shea asked Timothy D. what did he get for his milk. Timothy D. didn't want to tell him and he said "pence would be handy".
    Mick S. was coming from the market and Mrs L asked him what did he get for the eggs and he said "as Timothy D. said, pence would be handy."
    W. R said to Charlie D. that it was he stole the basket from Dannie D. and Charlie D. said "well surely." Mrs Br. asked Jim S. was it he summoned the Shinnicks and Jim S. said "as Charlie Duggan said well surely".
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  2. T. was dying and the neighbours did not know anything about him. For any one used not go to the house of himself and his brothers and sisters with the exception of P.
    "Is T. dying" said one of the neighbours to P. "I suppose it will be the end of him" answered P.
    "Will we have the rain"
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. verbal arts (~1,483)
        1. proverbs (~4,377)
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Peter Duggan
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Derreenard, Co. Cork