School: Cill Fhearga (roll number 15128)
- Location:
- Killarga, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Mícheál Ó Gallchobhair
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0202, Page 365
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- (continued from previous page)Ireland. She decided to send two of her most trusted servants to that country to find out all about him.In due course they arrived in Benbow and was shown the residence of the lord. It consisted of a mud wall cabin without doors or windows and the only occupant was the old lord himself.When they arrived he was eating a plate of porridge off his knees and having no cutlery he was using his hands for a spoon. Four goats stood around him and shared part of the meal.Not wishing to lower the young lord in the estimation of his young bride the servants returned and made the following announcement.We found the old Lord of Benbow eating his dinner in great state off a table that money could not purchase and the cutlery he used was also invaluable.Four holbert men guarded the entrance to the dining room but notwithstanding all his state we were received with the greatist cordiality.Their mistress was very please with the account they brought back and young Mickey was regarded as a person of great(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Eileen O' Rourke
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Gortnacorkoge, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Joseph Boles
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 40
- Address
- Gortnacorkoge, Co. Leitrim
