School: Garryross
- Location:
- Garryross, Co. an Chabháin
- Teacher: Bean Uí Eochagáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0995, Page 428
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- (continued from previous page)wrote a note for her to give the agent on the next rent day. This note was for giving her a half year's rent.
When his son came of age he gave a big dinner to his tennants. He brought two tennants from each townland to take part in the celebrations. He himself supervised the whole thing and went about among his tennants making them at home. Two men from Cornacrave went down to Cavan. John Conaty and James Cogan son of the aforementioned widow. The dinner was a table [] the courses were coming and going two quickly for some of them. James Cogan had his meat and vegetables, the third course I think.
It seems he hadn't satisfied himself when a waiter came to remove it for another course. He laid his hand on the plate saying "I'll do with this don't bother with any more" Lord Farnham was standing behind and heard the remark. You are right any good man says he "Leave it with him says he to the waiter. They all got drunk drinking champagne and were sick for a week after. When(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen Ní h-Ailpin
- Gender
- Female
- Informant
- Thomas Cogan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cornacreeve, Co. an Chabháin
