School: Cromadh (B.)
- Location:
- Croom, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Dáithí Ó Ceanntabhail
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0506, Page 740
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution. - A cripple went into a cobbler's shop for repairs. The cobbler did whatever was wanted. He expected to be paid for his work but he was disappointed. Neither of them said anything for a minute or so and then the cripple, seeing that something was expected from him spoke and what he said was:
"If I had only Damer's riches, I'd pay you nicely for your stitches" and the cobbler being a bit of a poet himself said back: "Cripples going about on crutches, I don't charge them for my stitches. - Damer was a very rich man. He lived in Tipperary on the Limerick border near Cappamore. When I was a young lad I used to hear of him in song and in story. He had a beautiful mansion with beautiful entrance gates hung on wonderfully carved piers. On there he had cut the words "What cannot men and money do". A poor poet passing by read the line and put under it: "All the men and money in this place,
Couldn't put a handsome nose on Damer's face". - In connection with the fragment of a story which I noted on page 117 and (continued on) page 131 and which [Continued on page 744(continues on next page)
