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   never forget if he will live to be as ould as the field at the back of the house." When she said this she stopped and said no more and I was curious to know what her brother had seen and says I "An would it be any harm for me to ask you what it was that your brother saw, my good woman," said I. "Well" said she I will tell you. He went to the wake this night with a crowd of fellas. They all stayed on at the wake until twelve oclock and then my brother said that he would come home for he had to get up in the morning and go to the fair. They told him to wait on for another while and not to be in such a hurry for the fun was only about to begin. There used be plenty of games played at the wakes in them times you know. Well he said that he couldn't wait on any longer for he

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   History Edit

   Date

   26 December 1937

   Item type

   Lore

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Gaelic script

   Informant

   • Seán Fortún