Volume: CBÉ 0460 (Part 2)
- Date
- 1938
- Collector
- Locations
Archival Reference
The Main Manuscript Collection, Volume 0460, Page 0252
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“About fifteen or twenty years ago 'twas in the summer time,...”
(continued from previous page)were after pulling, and they never lost an hour. But only for the ferret that morning wouldn't I be without me field of turnips. So he was the lucky ferret after all.
- Hard Work- There was an old fellow by
the name of John Cullen working over in
Ballyclumack with a man by the name of
Mike Martin. John was a very devout,
holy, build of a little man.
This day Martin says to him: "Aren't you
going is the chapel today Johnny?" says he.
"Whats on?" says Johny
"This is Good Friday" says Martin.
"Oh begob I have Good Friday here every
day with you" says Johnny.
Martin was a tough man to work for.
The food was bad, and the pay was
small, the only thing that was anyway
plenty there was work. (no title)
“Martin was talking to Johny another day about what would happen when a person would die.”
Martin was talking to Johnny another day about what would happen when a person would die. Martin said that when they'd die(continues on next page)