School: Cill na dTor, Dún Mánmhaí (roll number 16254)
- Location:
- Kilnadur, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Donnabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0305, Page 200
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- There were two publicans living directly opposite each other in the same street. One publican was doing better trade than the other. He had the following inscription on the sign board over his door:-
"Within this hive
We're all alive
Good liquour makes us funny
If you are dry
Step in and try
The flavour of our honey."The other publican, named Reilly was very kind to a poor scholar and in return the poor scholar wrote under the above inscription:
"If I went in
As Bacchus did
And tasted of your honey
Perhaps you'd try and sting me(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mrs Coakley
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Kilmalooda, Co. Cork
