School: Killyfargy
- Location:
- Killyfargy, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: B. Ó Mórdha
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0947, Page 162
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- (continued from previous page)goodnight. "We see you are going to Monaghan with your pig" says they. "You are going far too early. You should go back and lie another hour in bed. Ask plenty for the pig for if you dont you will get a bad price for it for those Monaghan people are tricky." He went on a bit farther and met the ones who were at the end of the crowd and they bid (bade) him goodnight and told Harry that he would get a great price for his pig in Monaghan. Then when he left them they all began to cheer and laugh. When he when to the market he got a great price for his pig, better than he ever got before.
- The principal teachers in Killyfargy N.S. as far back as I mind were
(I) Master Ed. Murphy (ob. 1870 aged 76 years - From headstone).
(II) Master Braedon.
(III) Master Gimmely
(4) Master Heuston
(5) Master Mac Adam (1881 - 1904)
(6) Master Farmer (1904 - 1915)
(7) Master Moore (1915 - 1)(N.B. these dates were not given by narrator - Seámus P. Ó Mórdha)
Master Gimmely did not like the assistant he had and he used to put the scholars up to call her(continues on next page)
