School: Ardkeenan

Location:
Ardkeenan, Co. Roscommon
Teacher:
John Meares
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0270, Page 262

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  2. Long ago there lived in Conamara a very old man named Páid. This man was very simple and believed in fairies and ghosts. Every night ramblers used to come into his house playing cards and telling stories and it was many a trick they played on him. One night when Páid was not at home the ramblers came in as usuall and said they would play a trick on him. They went out and put the ass under the cart and brought him to Páid's bedroom and tied him to the bar of the bed and then they all went home. Then Páid came home, had his supper, locked the door,racked the fire and went to bed.
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