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1. John Doyle and the Poteen

   

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   There was a man once lived Kilmore Quay over seventy years ago by the name of John Doyle. When he was eighteen years of age he got married and lived very well for a number of years until he found himself the owner of seven children. The poor man then got it hard enough trying to rear them. One morning he turned up late for work and the boss being in a bad temper told him to go home and never show his nose in the place again. Poor John went home and spent a whole week trying to get work but failed. He went out one morning after having a frightful row with the woman and sat down on the top of a hill, and began to

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   History Edit

   Date

   1935

   Item type

   Lore

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

   Informant

   • Edward Gough