School: Scoil an Churnánaigh, Caisleán Nua Thiar
- Location:
- Newcastle, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Pr. Ó Fionnmhacháin
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- (continued from previous page)bad scythe" said the man and I cannot keep any bit of edge on it. Mickey stepped inside the ditch and took the scythe from the man, gave it two rubs of the scythe board and handed it again to the man. The man started mowing and passed out the two more men and mowed twice as much. Micky went away on his journey and bought the scythe. When he was returning home he asked the man what way was the scythe since. "Ah" said the man "I never edged it since you left and it is mowing great." Micky went inside the ditch and took the scythe gave it two more rubs and took the edge off of it. When Mickey went away the man took up the(continues on next page)
- Collector
- John Joseph Harnett
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Barnagh, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- Thomas O' Grady
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- 86
- Address
- Meenyline South, Co. Limerick