Volume: CBÉ 0407 (Part 2)

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1. Spell Con-Stan-Ti-Nople

   

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   This master was very fond of snuff. He'd nearly take snuff between every two syllables. He had the pupils seated on perches made of sods of turf and he gave them their lesson in spelling like this : -
   C-o-n, Con (snuff) 'ná sé 'na con (snuff) n- agus s-t-an (snuff) ná sé na stan
   Con n- agus stan (snuff) ná sé na con-stan (snuff)
   Ti, ti (snuff) ná sé na ti-Con n-agus stan n- agus ti (snuff) ná sé na con-stan ti (snuff),Etc
   N.B. Mrs Ryan said "n-agus" every time and
   "ná sé 'na -----------How did the 2 N's creep in ?

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   History Edit

   Date

   22 October 1937

   Item type

   Lore

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

   Informant

   • Éilise Ní Riain