School: Carrigbyrne (roll number 4479)
- Location:
- Carrickbyrne, Co. Wexford
- Teacher: Máire Cuirtéis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0882, Page 529
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“I was at a wake over in Grallagh wood me mother God be good to her, a long time ago.”
I was at a wake over in Grallagh wood me mother God be good to her a long time ago. It was Frank's Tom was wakin' that's Johny Doyle's uncle and Lizzie Howlett had a ham down bilin in the pot, an begor when sume o the prime boys got Lizzie's back turned didn't they take out the ham out o the pot and stick it undher an ault sate at the fire ( oh they didn't do it any harm only blackened it a little) an they got a half gallon an tied an ould cloth around it, an put it in the pot. There it was bilin' away for three hours and then Lizzie comes along with a big fork to take it up. She didn't know at first what the dickens(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Nick French
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Raheevarren, Co. Wexford
- Informant
- Mrs D. French
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Raheevarren, Co. Wexford