School: Cill Bheoláin (B.), Áth an Mhuilinn, Ráth Luirc
- Location:
- Kilbolane, Co. Cork
- Teacher: Tadhg Ó Séaghdha
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- (continued from previous page)Mr. Bill Linane, decided to leave his employer (in Elton), after dinner. He went upstairs & got his parcel of shirts etc.
The employer's wife: "Are you going away, William?
William: No, Ma'am, they are taking me away"
(William feared the fleas)
In another employer's house a herring was placed on one plate for William & a fellow worker. William (Bill) cut a potato & put half on one eye of the herring because, he explained, if the herring saw the two hungry men it would leave the plate. (no title)
“Two local illeprates (Jordan and another) were in the Church...”
Two local illiterates (Jordan & another) were in the Church, at Mass. Jordan noticed that his companion had a child's pictorial prayer book.
Jordan: Why had you the prayer book - sure you cannot read?
?: How do you know?
Jordan: I never saw a priest saying Mass while standing on his head.- Informant
- Mr John Watson
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 50
- Address
- Milford, Co. Cork