School: Carrowrile (roll number 10396)
- Location:
- Carrowreilly, Co. Sligo
- Teacher: Pádhraic Ó Coileáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0172, Page 309
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- (continued from previous page)its freshness the guts from the fish and stuffed it with moss instead. He wrapped it up carefully in a clean bag and mounting his donkey he took it to the Parson at Achonry, when the following conversation took place. "Hello Thady and is this yourself"
"By Jero" it is your Reverence."
"And how is the world using ye"
"By Jero " very well sir."
"Ara Thady" is this a big pike you have."
"By Jero" it is sir".
"Well, well Thady and how did you land him".
"On a set-line your Reverence and he was quite stiff when I got him".
"Well, well, Thady, and he was really dead when you got him."
"By Jero" he was and 'twas all me luck yer Reverence for if he was alive he'd pull me into the river".
"Well now, Thady, what'll be the price for it".
"Oh! By Jero" sir, the same as usual, two pence a pound."(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Philomena Gilmartin
- Gender
- Female
- Age
- 12
- Address
- Rinbaun, Co. Sligo
- Informant
- Pat Gilmartin
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 60
- Address
- Rinbaun, Co. Sligo
