School: Kilmessan (C.) (roll number 4211)
- Location:
- Kilmessan, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Eibhlín, Bean Uí Stín
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0690, Page 044
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- (continued from previous page)in the morning it awakened the man and he thought it was the end of the world. He stood up and looked around him and seeing no one but himself he said "This is a poor show for Clonmarnick."There was once a very cowardly man having a drink. One of his comrades thought they would play a joke on him. He started home before him and got into an open grave. He started howling as the man was passing "Tis cold, tis cold." The man thought the joke was going too far, so he took the shovel and said, "No wonder you are cold when they forgot to cover you."
- A man who lived near Skryne namely Micky Free was a drunkard. He drank all his money and he would not go to Mass or the Sacraments. It was the month of October and he would not say the Rosary with his wife and she(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ita Harlin
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Assey, Co. Meath
