School: Camross, Mountrath
- Location:
- Camross, Co. Laois
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Heifernáin
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- Collector
- P.J. Heffernan
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Teacher
- Address
- Camross, Co. Laois
- Sweep down to the well for a bucket of water"
From Co, Limerick.
Common expressions from Camross school District. Lift for Left. Dis for This. Dese for These. Dat for That. Tumb for Thumb. Dose for Those. Seen for Saw. Done for Did. Nick for Neck. Forrirst for Before. (no title)
“One evening I was working in the school garden. ...”
One evening I was working in the school garden. A tramp passing by remarked. "Good even Master" "Good even" said I.
"It is nice to be over the clay" said he.
"Anyhow" he continued, "you can do a lot more over the clay that you could do under it.(no title)
“Dysertheigh near Holycross...”
Dysertheigh near Holycross - 4 miles from Camross was a place where St Angus (Céile Dé) used to receive visits from Angels.
He found the place too noisy and hence could not pray and left it.