School: Enniscrone (G.) (roll number 13941)
- Location:
- Inishcrone, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Bean de Búrca
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0164, Page 011
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- (continued from previous page)West. "I have good news," said the servant. "I am delighted," said the Lord Mayor. "sit down quick and explain all." "Well," said the servant, "when I came near 'Lordy Thorney's' place all the youngsters had 'Lordy Thorney' on the tip of their tongues and laughed with joy." "That is good news," said the Lord Mayor.
"As I drew near the place I met ladies and gentlemen, and I think they are coming and going all day long. And when I came as far as the edifice there were two guards on each side of the door. I stepped inside, and when I looked up that roof was miles and miles high and it was covered with sparkling things."
"That's wonderful," said the Lord Mayor.
"And I saw 'Lord Thorney' sitting on a chair that it would take five men to lift. He was taking his supper on a table, that you, my Lord, or any other Lord in Dublin could not buy. When he had his supper finished he got up from his seat, washed his hands in a basin that it would take two men to lift, and dried them in(continues on next page)
- Informant
- Mr Michael Mc Guiness
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 65
- Occupation
- Mason
- Address
- Inishcrone, Co. Sligo
