School: Longueville, Malla (roll number 11332)
- Location:
- Longueville, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Caitlín Ní Dhonnchadha
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- One day Eoghan Ruadh was asked if there was anything in the world that could not be taught.
Owen answered and said that there were three things that could not be taught. First, he said, "honesty could not be taught," "poetry could not be taught" and charity could not be taught.
- Informant
- Liam Mullane
- Gender
- Male
- One day Eoghan Ruadh was tramping the roads. It was a very hot day and he as usual wore and old frieze coat and a sugan around his wrist.
Three solicitors were advancing towards him and one of them said "This is Eoghan coming along and we shall have a joke with now. At that time there was a crow overhead and he was caring with the drought.
One of them said "I say my man what is that crow trying to say." She's trying(continues on next page) - Informant
- Patrick J. Moylan
- Gender
- Male
