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School: Gleann Gort, Caisleán Nua Thiar (roll number 7329)

Location:
Glengort South, Co. Limerick
Teacher:
Treasa, Bean Uí Shúilleabháin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0492, Page 146

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    He knew the ladies were going to do something so he kept watching them all the time. The ladies took a cap each off the wall and they said "away with me" and they went out through the key hole of the door. The man got up, put on his clothes and took off the other cap off the wall, and said "away with me", and went out through the keyhole of the door. He followed the ladies and at last they arrived in Dublin. They went into a public house, and they started drinking.
    He done the same and when the morning dawned the ladies put on their caps, and they said "away with me" and the man said "away with me". He did not go away like the ladies as he forgot to put on his cap
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    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Betty Mac Carthy
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Knocknadiha, Co. Limerick
    Informant
    Kate Sheehan
    Gender
    Female
    Age
    50
    Address
    Knockanade, Co. Limerick