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School: Adamstown (roll number 3755)

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Adamstown, Co. Wexford
Teacher:
D. Curtis
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0900, Page 059

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    told, and the chaps in school gave him a very uneasy time of it.
    Next day he wouldn't go to school at all, and he started off to break stones again.
    During the day, the man and the lady came around again and asked him did he find any money, the day of the hunt, but he said he found a little bag of brass buttons.
    "Where are they? says the gentleman and John said, "Come home to the Misses, she has them." So they went to the house and asked Mary to give them the brass buttons
    "What are you talking about," says she an' she pullin' John
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Maureen Murphy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knockreigh, Co. Wexford
    Informant
    Peter Murphy
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    64
    Address
    Courtnacuddy, Co. Wexford