School: Loughagar (roll number 5696)
- Location:
- Loughagar More, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Énrí Mac an Abba
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0737, Page 401
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There was A man, one time, of the name of Hector Bone who lived in Taughmon. One day a sheep fell into a sandhole and died. He got her dressed up for the men's dinner. Every day before dinner he used to give out the Angelus until one day one of the men said he would give it out. The master agreed and started saying:- "O God on high look down on us, below and send us meat that we can eat, and take away this dammed auld yoke."
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“The Lamb Brennan was setting pike-lines on Derravaragh one night...”
The Lamb Brennan was setting pike-lines on Derravaragh one night and he put on a frog for a bait and tied a bottle on the line. The next morning when he came to look at his line the first thing he saw was the frog sitting on the bottle. (no title)
“There was an old woman one time and she had a lot of money...”
There was an old woman one time and she had a lot of money and she did not want to leave it to anyone and(continues on next page) - Informant
- Mathew Mc Loughlin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Toberaquill, Co. Westmeath