School: Gort an Ghainimh (roll number 16127)
- Location:
- Gortaganny, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: M. Ó Cobhthaigh
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0242, Page 439
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- (continued from previous page)Amen! Lord! and you likewise"; what the smith did was take the man by the shoulder" "Look over to the corner" said he "my hound is dead and if prayers could feed it it ought to be fat and strong. I have given every prayer I got this while back to that hound there but they have not done the business for it. Its harder to feed a man than a hound. Do you understand, my good man. He did apparently for he put his hand in his pocket.
"What's the cost" said he.
It was short until all the neighbours heard talk of the death of the hound of the smiths and much oftenen from that out used their time to be "What's the cost, Dermot?" than God spare you your health."
- Collector
- Mary Quinn
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Tully, Co. Roscommon
- Informant
- P. Quinn
- Relation
- Parent
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Tully, Co. Roscommon
