School: Carrigbyrne (roll number 4479)
- Location:
- Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Máire Cuirtéis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 482
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“There was wan night and Ned Hayden was going to the public house.”
There was wan night and Ned Hayden was going to the public house. Moll o' the Wads that is where mc. Cabes are now. He went in to Nowlans o' Ballagh an' he said to wan of the girls, "Give me a shilling and I'll bring you in a hen and xhickens". She was delighted, and she said she would to be sure.
She gave Ned the shilling, an' he went out an' brought her in a hen an' twelve lovely little chickens
She put them into a box, an' when Ned was gone she went to go feed them, an' what was in the box only twelve skilawns of spuds an' wan big oneNed was up in Ballinaboola wan night at Brennans Pub. It was after closin' time but Ned thought hed get a sup. The seargent was on the cross, an' Ned expected he saw him goin to go in. So he took off his boots an' told the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Josie Kehoe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mr Jack Shea
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 74
- Address
- Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford