School: Eslin (roll number 10026)
- Location:
- Eslinbridge, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Pilib Mac Aonghusa
Archival Reference
The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0217, Page 461
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- There was an Irishman, an English man and a Scotchman, having a conversation, and they were three tailors. So they made a bet to see which of them was the best tailor.
The Englishman said he would be able to make a suit for a man if he saw him standing at the corner. The Scotchman said he would make a suit for a man if he saw only going around the corner. But the Irishman always last and comes out the best said "He would make a suit for a man if he saw the corner he went around or turned out.
This is told by many Irishmen and women and is a great costume of the people at the long winter nights.(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pilib Mac Aonghusa
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Mohill, Co. Leitrim
- Informant
- Mr John Mulligan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 84
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Address
- Carrigeen, Co. Leitrim
