School: Clochar na Trócaire, Clanna Caoilte (roll number 7651)

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1. Tadg Murphy (continued)

   

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   level in safety. When they came to a great fall in the middle of the hill, the car pushed Tadg on, but Tadg dug his toes well into the frost, and landed down on the level in safety. On looknig back he saw Cair on the top of the hill crying, and clapping her hands saying, "Tadg you are dead," but Tadg said, "Cair na ci ag gol, nil cuis gearain agam."

   They went on for Bandon, and sold their load, getting a few buns to eat with a bowl of thin porridge and came home in great form, but Tadg complained that the nails of his toes were sore.

   Cair died soon after and Tadg was left alone. He thought it was very wise to keep a few pigs, and the sale of pigs was only once a year, and he said "it would be great comfort to have them in the corner for the Winter." Tadg also got very fond of keeping a dozen hens, and at a season of the year when the eggs would be cheap he would store them up for a couple of months. Some fine

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   History Edit

   Languages

   Irish

   English

   Collector

   Mary Cullinane

   Gender

   Female

   Address

   Clonakilty, Co. Cork

   Informant

   Daniel Cullinane

   Gender

   Male

   Address

   Garranes, Co. Cork