School: Strang's Mills, Kilmacow
- Location:
- Muileann an Strangaigh, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- Teacher: Richard Rellis
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- Robin Knox
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- Male
- Age
- 72
- Address
- Cill Mhic Bhúith, Co. Chill Chainnigh
- A swarm in May is worth a ton of hay
A swarm in June is worth a silver spoon
A swarm in July is not worth a fly - In the village there lived a hunchback. This was a very cheerful fellow and he was always whistling and singing while running errands or working for the neighbour's. One night he happened to be passing a fort and he heard beautiful singing inside. He listened for a while entranced by the music. At last he could contain himself no longer and he burst into a song himself. On the moment the music inside the fort stopped, and the hunchback nothing daunted kept on singing. The faries all trooped(continues on next page)
