Volume: CBÉ 0460 (Part 1)
- Date
- 1937
- Collector
- Locations
Archival Reference
The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0460, Page 0171
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“A person should always be taught to come out of the right side of the shed…”
(continued from previous page)I was wan time staying in a house where there was woman dying. I used to stay in the house all night and go home in the day and get a sleep for myself. The woman wasn't getting any better and every wan knew that she was dying. This night I was going up to the house, and the woman was fairly bad at the time. There were two dogs in the place and they were very wicked and I was afraid of my life of 'em. I used to try and steal up the lane unknown to them but they used always hear me, and would come down barking viciously. I used carry a stick in my hand in order to keep them away from me, and as long as I had this they wouldn't come near me. This night I went up the lane and the two dogs came down the lane at an awful pace. "Begor" said I to myself "I'm ate" You(continues on next page)