School: Don
- Location:
- Cartron More, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Pádhraic Ó Tiomáin
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- (continued from previous page)I was saying was cleaning a fowl on the table as it was a night or two before St. Martins night. She was caideislach inquisitive like every woman + she asked each of us in turn what was killed at home for St Martin's night, a duck or goose or whatever it was. It came to her asking Billy's son Margan and says he "Deainan Rud a' bighfor" Well, says she St. Martin will take the blood before but not after.' Well says Martin' Sorra goose we keep nor duck neither + we killed the cock in spring + we hatched none. Havent ye two pigs says a good buachaill in the corner and a sgruorg on him from ear to ear. We have but(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Pádhraic Ó Tiomáin
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Ballaghaderreen, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- Tomás Ó Riagáin
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 80
- Address
- Lissergool, Co. Roscommon
