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School: St Fiachra's, Ullard, Borris, Co. Carlow (roll number 3459)

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Ullard, Co. Kilkenny
Teacher:
Máire Ní Ghuidhir
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0857, Page 223

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    scholar went to this castle seeking alms. The servants gave him soup in a can. When he was going out he met Eager Eliss who stood to talk to him. He had a cane in his hand and he stirred the soup to see was there any meat in it. After a short time they parted. When the poor scholar was going out in the entrance gate, he wrote on them with chalk.
    Eager the Neager thought himself great,
    Put his cane in my can to search for his meat,
    He asked me my name, I told him it was Doran,
    A cousin to Eager the nailer from Gowran.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Kathleen Maguire
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Graiguenamanagh, Co. Kilkenny
    Informant
    John Butler
    Gender
    Male
    Age
    74
    Address
    Tinnahinch, Co. Carlow