Volume: CBÉ 0036 (Part 1)

Date
1929
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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0036, Page 040

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The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0036, Page 040

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  1. There was a man in it wan time whatever an
    he had two farms o' land. He never kept
    anywan but a servant-boy an a servant-
    girl, he was so poor. He had wan farm
    about 2 miles from where he was livin.
    An a man cum to the house this night
    to 'im, an says, why would n't he go see the
    farm, He said there dobe people puttin
    cattle on it in the night said he.
    So himself an the servant-boy started off
    this night to see it, an when they went they was
    nothing at all on it. So they went off this night
    to see it again, an they was a road above
    apiece from the farm, an there was a
    funeral going that night. So Regan an
    the boy went up, an when they went up, all
    was left to 'em, coffin an all. Begor says
    Regan we'll bring it home says he. Let it up
    (continues on next page)
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    Date
    1929
    Item type
    Lore
    Language
    English
    Writing mode
    Handwritten
    Writing script
    Roman script