School: Carrigbyrne (roll number 4479)
- Location:
- Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Máire Cuirtéis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 525
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“Once upon a time there were men drinkin' in a public house near a grave yard.”
Once upon a time there were men drinkin' in a public house near a grave yard.Wan o'the men said he would go out in the graveyard and bring a scull in and another man said he wouldn't, so they pout a bet of ten pounds on it. There were another grave opened. One of the men went into the grave yard and got into the open grave. The other man came and dug up the scull, and when he had opened the grave he was goin' to take out the scull an' the open grave said "Thats mine". So he laid back that one and he opened another grave an' when he was takin' that one the man in the open grave said "Thats mine". So he put back that one. He opened another an' when he was takin' that one, the man in the grave(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Anthony Walshe
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Patrick Walshe
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 22
- Address
- Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford