School: Coratillon

Location:
Corr an tSileáin, Co. an Chabháin
Teacher:
Michael O' Beirn
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    home, when he went into the house that was near his own. He asked the girl if she could do what he wanted. She said that she could, and she held the skin over the steam of a a pot of boiling water. In this way she took the wool from the skin and gave him the price of it.
    He went home to the Gobán Saor and showed him the skin and the price of it. The Gobán Saor asked the boy what girl did this and he told him. The girl was the Gobán Saor's own daughter. This boy and girl were married.
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  2. Language
    English
    Collector
    Una Lynch
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corr an tSileáin, Co. an Chabháin
    Informant
    Mr J. Lynch
    Gender
    Male
    Address
    Corr an tSileáin, Co. an Chabháin
    Informant
    Mrs P. Martin
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Corr an tSileáin, Co. an Chabháin