School: St Columba's Abbey, Navan (roll number 882)

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1. John McCabe

   

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   The old scholar who had Meath Irish and spoke it was a native of Staholmog called by the ancients Histiholmac (Sta or Stack = house Danish) The word Tigh seem hidden in Histigholmack. One day when there was a Feis at Tara and all the Meath Ladies were dancing McCabe was asked "Cad é so mheas ar damhsa(?) mrá na Midhe To which he replied:- "Damhsa Mrá na Midhe Corruig do thón Is na bris do croidhe" (?) "Tá tón tacra mhór ag an bhean sin" say McCabe refering to one of the women Diompuig an bean agus ar (?) cad é sin agad á rád Nilím ach aráidh arsa Seán go bhfuil Éadan daira(?) deas agat

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   Táid ag imirt crapai thuas 'a ród

   Sin ingin agus ná bí ag cainnt

   Chá ró sí ar cor ar bith

   
   Old Kitty Curtis when in good humour used say

   Goirm Gáirim, Guirim Guirim
   Pacaí bhuidhe so Mháire (?)

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