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School: Poll Réamoinn (Cailíní)

Location:
Pollremon, Co. Galway
Teacher:
Treasa, Bean Mhic Diarmada
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0014, Page 354

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  1. A Funny Story (continued)

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    (continued from previous page)
    he stuck it in the wall and that is all.
    Johnie Magee had a big dog he sent him upstairsfor a box of snuff he spilled the snuff and fetched him home two sods of turf.
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    “There was once a boy who was in service to a woman...”

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    There was once a boy who was in service to a woman named Máire Sheain Liaim and her husband Patch Sheain Liaim. One day he was cutting turf and in the evening he was getting tired and thought the sun wasn't setting quick enough. In this condition he stood up and looked at the sun and said " A ghrian a ghrian dá mbeadh túsa raiththe is bliain ar aimsir ag Máire SheainLiaim rithfeadh tú síos in do cheanntar.
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    Topics
    1. genre
      1. poetry
        1. folk poetry (~9,504)
    2. activities
      1. social activities (~7)
        1. entertainments and recreational activities (~5,933)
    Language
    English
    Informant
    Mrs J. Connelly
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    75
    Address
    Pollynoon, Co. Galway