Volume: CBÉ 0220 (Part 3)
- Date
- 1936
- Collector
- Location
Archival Reference
The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0220, Page 0312
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- Long ago something about 80 or 90 years ago there lived a rich farmer in Kilmurray. His name was Mr. Kennedy Hayes. At that time there were poor scholars going around; and they used to lodge here and there all over. So wan night wan of them came for lodging to Mr. Kennedy Hayes. The night was a very cold wan in the middle of Winter and he had a fine roaring fire down. So when the poor scholar came in Mr. Kennedy Hayes thought he'd have a "rise" out of him as those poor scholars were supposed to be very clever men entirely.
The poor scholar came in and he was welcome for no wan would refuse them a night's shelter.
When he came in he passed the remark:
"You have a fine fire down, sir!"
"Oh", said Mr. Kennedy Hayes, "I dont call that a fire."
"Then what do ye call it?" says the scholar.
"I call it 'Murtang'" says Mr. Kennedy Hayes.
"Begor," says the poor scholar, I never heard(continues on next page)
