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1. Seán Crosach (continued)

   

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   spéir caidé deanfear me. Crochfar me co cinnte agus tá mé beo, maighistear cruaidh, mo mhaighistrear-sa"
   "Is cuma liom," arsa Seán Crosach, ach ag an am ceadna ní rabh a chroidhe comh cruaidhe agus bhí sé ag cur i gceill, agus sheas se ag amharc ar an fhear eile.
   "Amharc annseo," ars' an fear le Seán, "Tá pistiol agat, an gcuirfea cupla pillear fríd mo hata agus mo chota le teistint dó mo mhaighistear an troid bréagh a rinne me ar son an t-airgid sin?"
   "Deamhain a misde liom," arsa Seán, no go ndeanfaidh mé sin."
   Tharraingh Seán amach a phistiol arais, agus cuir sé pilear fríd hata an fir.
   "Anios," arsa seisean, cuir ceann frí guallainn mo chota." Rinne Seán sin.
   "Badh maith liom anois pilear fríd ruball mo chóta,"
   Chuir Seán an pileár fríd.
   "Nuair atá tú com maith damh," ars' an fear, "cuir ceann fríd mo bhrístí,"
   "Chan fhuil ceann ar bith eile agam," arsa Seán acht creidim go ndeanfaidh sin cúis."
   "An é sin an sgéal anois," ars' an fear, "Credim go bhfuil cupla ceann agam," Chuir sé a lamh ina bhrollach agus tharraingh sé amach pistiol mór.
   "Anois" arsa seisean le Seán Crosach. Tabhair an t-airgead sin damh ar an bomaite, no cuirfidh mé an solus fríot.

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   History Edit

   Language

   Irish

   Collector

   Éamonn Mac Dhúrnáin

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Múinteoir

   Informant

   Séamus Ó Cholla

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Béal an Bhearnais, Co. Donegal