School: Scoil na mBráthar, Ráth Luirc
- Location:
- Charleville, Co. Cork
- Teacher: An Br. Ó Móráin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0368, Page 161
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- Many years ago there lived in Ballyagran three men whose names were Tom Blake and Phill Sheehan and Jack Delee. One day Tom Blake bought a new mowing machine it was the first machine invented. Phill used to work for Tom. One day Tom Blake was cutting a field of hay, the machine went out of order. He sent Phill over to Delee's house to do whatever work he was doing and to tell Delee to come to him to the meadow to fix the machine. When Phill arrived at Delle's house Delee was in bed. The wife called Jack. When Jack got up, he saw Phill taking off his boots he asked Phill why had he take off his boots. The Master told me to do whatever(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Carroll
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballyagran, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Mr D. Quill
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Principal
- Address
- Ballyagran, Co. Limerick
