School: Rath Cruachan
- Location:
- Rathcroghan, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Séamus Diúc
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- Many years ago a beggarman was travelling from Glenballythomas to Ballinagare. On the way he got thirsty so he called into Mr. Dempsey's house. The woman of the house gave him a mug of buttermilk.
The man took a mouthful and handed it back to the woman as it was very sour. The woman wondered he did not drink it and said it was only yesterday she struck a blow on it. The beggarman replied that it deserved that blow a year before that.(continues on next page)- Collector
- Edward Jones
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Glenballythomas, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Séamus Duke
- Gender
- Male