School: Creathlach, Mainistir na Féile (roll number 16371)
- Location:
- Crataloe West, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Dáithí Mac an Bháird
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0485, Page 075
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- (continued from previous page)home crying and told his son what his uncle had said. "Quiet easy" said the son. The next day there was a wedding somewhere near and the son went there and bought a gallon of whiskey and put on torn clothes. In the night time he came to the rich man's house and there was a cow out sleeping and he roused the pig. The two guards ran over to see what was the matter. The son said that he was sleeping and the pig roused him; he told them also that he had a gallon of whiskey and he asked them if they liked a few drinks. They said they would and they drank enough and were drunk as a dying pig and could not stir. Then he called over the jockey and he got drunk too and fell off the horse. Then the man walked away with the horse. The old father came to work next morning. The rich man said, "He did that work alright". "He did" said the father. "Well" said the rich man "now to-morrow(continues on next page)
- Collector
- Ciaran Ahern
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Cool East, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Denis Ahern
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 75
