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   “There was a farmer one time lived in the parish of Glynn, by the name of Joe Brady.”

   

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   certain. But next week came and Micky never turned up. He disappointed Joe Brady three or four times, and he was getting in an awful way, as it was in the winter time and the rain was coming in through the broken roof on to the horses and cattle.

   One day Joe went to Micky, and asked him when in God's name was he going to fix the house. "Well" says Micky to him, and he laughing, "dead or alive I have it fixed for you by this day week." Very good. Three days after this Micky got sick. The doctor was sent for but he could do him no good, and he told them to send for the priest. When the priest came he prepared Micky for the long journey and in a couple of hours he was dead. A

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   History Edit

   Date

   1935

   Item type

   Lore

   Language

   English

   Writing mode

   Handwritten

   Writing script

   Roman script

   Informant

   • Tomás de Buitléir