Volume: CBÉ 0407 (Part 2)
- Date
- 1937
- Collector
- Location
Archival Reference
The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0407, Page 0279
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“40 years ago he often said (c. 1916) there was only one spring car coming into the street of Doon.”
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You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.- "Give a thing and take it back. God will ask you where is that? When you say: I don't know, He will put you down below".Two of my little ones made a swop (and it was not "black first" either) one got sorry for the exchange and took her goods back. The other immediately objected: "Give a thing and take it back etc" and added: You'll surely go to Hell. You crossed your fingers when you gave me that.
"I did" answered No 2 with defiance "but I didn't spit on them". Therefore the bargain was not legally binding. (Cappa)
What a dreadful blending of Pagan with Christian, worthy of St Patrick himself "any day of the week"! - Even when the priest has said Mass in the house,
some people dont be satisfied without going on with their
piseoga as soon as he is gone, fearing that his visit might displease
the 'good people'"