School: Ballyroddy (roll number 12629)
- Location:
- Ballyroddy, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: -
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here for the last fifty years", replied Paddy. "And I never saw it going anywhere" He kept a great house for card-players, and one night, about 12 o'clock, when a number of his neighbours were seated round the table card-playing with him, the cock flew down off the roost (Paddy always kept his hens inside in the kitchen to have them laying eggs in winter) on to the table, flapping its wings and scattering the cards and money about, and crew loudly three times, so he told them "clear out" and never allowed a card to be played for years afterwards.
Alphonsus Rushe
Shankel
Elphin
Mrs Rushe,
Shankil,
Elphin
- Collector
- Alphonsus Ruske
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Shankill, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Mrs Rushe
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Shankill, Co. Roscommon
