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   “Once upon a time a man called Tom Mc Willis lived in Drumleek North, Castleblayney Co Monaghan...”

   

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   Once upon a time a man called Tom Mc Willis lived in Drumleek North, Castleblayney, Co. Monaghan. He would get his wife to make him a cake of oaten bread and he would walk to Dublin and buy a hundred weight of leather and carry it home. He made boots out of the leather and sold the boots. He kept as much as bought another hundred weight of leather and drank the rest of the money. This was the way in which he spent his life.

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   Topics

   1. agents (~1)
      1. historical persons (~5,068)

   Language

   English

   Collector

   Robin Greer

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   12

   Occupation

   Farmer

   Address

   Drumleek North, Co. Monaghan

   Informant

   Patrick Mc Ginn

   Gender

   Male

   Age

   68

   Address

   Drumleek North, Co. Monaghan