School: Bohermeen (roll number 3115)
- Location:
- Bohermeen, Co. Meath
- Teacher: Aindrias Mac Gabhann
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0702, Page 077
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- (continued from previous page)poor Mickey to do as probably he would have no money to get his supper and a fairly decent bed in Ardee that night. The bottles would have brought him a couple of shillings.
He sprang to his feet with a fierce growl and started of pell-mell after the gosoon. He scattered the other youngsters in all directions. But he couldn't catch the blackguard and I don't suppose he ever met that scoundrel again.
One day someone asked Mickey if he had any more sisters or brothers and he said "Aye I have a sister way down in Limerick, an a better or handsomer piece of stuff who ye never saw" he replied. "And what's your sisters name? he was asked. "Er, what's that, eh? Oh Mary the Bottle-man". Then taking up his bag he went off.
- Collector
- Maureen Brady
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Grange, Co. Meath
- Informant
- John Brady
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Grange, Co. Meath
