School: Corry (roll number 7011)
- Location:
- Corry, Co. Westmeath
- Teacher: Mrs Cox
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0741, Page 366
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- (continued from previous page)has a fist, as big as my elder".
Another day he went to the Doctor to Edgeworthstown, for a girl. The woman told him to tell the Dr that she was in bed and that it was an urgent case.
Jack went down any way, and told him to come, "for the quicker the sooner", "and it was a drudge case, she is in wad.
Jack Donnelly of Ballinalack, also says things backwards. He met a girl named Miss Dardis. She passed him, and he said, and he said Good Dardis, Miss Morning.
Micky Heffirns word was be Gorris & be the Hocky Farmes.
- Collector
- Jennie Masterson
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 14
- Address
- Crumlin or Rockfield, Co. Westmeath
- Informant
- Mrs Masterson
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Crumlin or Rockfield, Co. Westmeath
