Volume: CBÉ 0463 (Part 1)
- Date
- 1937–1938
- Collector
- Location
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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0463, Page 0054
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- (continued from previous page)"the banquet lashted, no matther fot was said to him, he couldn't be got to open his mouth.
It is told also that the a-bishop himself gave another great banquet at wan time, an' that he envited every phriestht in the Diocese o'Elphin to it, except Mr Quinn of Ballinafad the man who was responsible for knockin’ him out o’ the school o’ Carringanfenson" (no title)
“This is a good long sthory that I'm goin' ta tell ye now. There war four young lads livin down near Geevagh.”
This is a good long sthory that I'm goin' ta tell ye now.
There war four young lads livin down near Geevagh.
The three o' them ushed ta always go together, ramblin'
an' sportin' an' playin' cards, an' all the resht, an' they
ushed ta always come home at a reasnoble hour o' the
night.
Well this night however, they had a particularly excitin'
game o' cards in some neighbour's house, an' it was between
twelve, an' wan o' clock, before they war on their way
home.
Comin' along on alonely part o' the road what should they
meet, at that sthrange hour o' the night, but a funeral.
"Well" sez wan o' them "is long is we ran, we're caught
at lasht! However they said as it was afuneral, they turn
back an' walk four stheps or so wit it, is that was always(continues on next page)