Volume: CBÉ 0220 (Part 1)
- Date
- 1936
- Collector
- Location
Archival Reference
The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0220, Page 0035
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“There was a fellow wan time and he was called nothing only Silvy. ”
(continued from previous page)must be some fault on him or you wouldn't sell such a good horse as that so cheap. "Well" says Silvy "he has two faults and that's all, but thero nothing of any account." "Well tell them to me anyhow" says the man "till I see what they are like." "Well I'll give you a bargain now" says Silvy. "I'll tell you wan of the faults and then you give me the money and then I'll tell you the other one." "Alright" says the man "out would till I see what it is like."
"Well" says Silvy "the first fault is that when you let him out at night it is the dickens to catch him in the morning" "Oh that's nothing at all" says the man. "I've three sons and they would catch anything they'd catch a deer flying past them so they would not be long in catching your horse. So here's the money for you now." "Now tell me the other fault" says the man "Well" says Silvy the second fault is that when you have him caught he is no earthly use for anything." Silvy put the money in his pocket and walked off, to get a drink for himself. He walked into a public house and ordered three bottles of(continues on next page)