School: Dromlachan
- Location:
- Sunnagh More, Co. Leitrim
- Teacher: Peadar Mac Giolla Choinnigh
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- (continued from previous page)And the cobbles replies:
"A fig for your daughters
and another for yourself
and for four farthings more, I'd get a far better wife."
Then the nine daughters rose up and beat out the cobbler with their sticks and belts.
Next the tailor came in, and the same verses were sang and the same thing happened. This continued until all got tired or till the farmer came in and got the nine daughters.from Francis Keegan farmer
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- Collector
- P. Mac Giolla Choinnigh
- Gender
- Male
- Informant
- Frank Quinn
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Sunnagh More, Co. Leitrim