School: Sraithín (roll number 13617)

Location:
Sraheen, Co. Mayo
Teacher:
Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
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  1. There was a man long ago and he was very fond of drink, and he went one day to the public hous and in the evening he came home drunk. He went the next morning drinking again and he had one boy, and he left him in the house. A man came in to the house and asked the boy where was his father. A the boy said he was gone making bad worse. The man said to the boy, if you explain that to me. I will give you a £100 so the boy explained it to the man, the man was not going to give
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    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Máire Nic hÉil
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Bohaun North, Co. Mayo
    Informant
    Mícheál Ó Coinneacháin
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    71
    Address
    Bohaun North, Co. Mayo