School: Cnoc na Sná (B.), Mainistir na Féile (roll number 12368)
- Location:
- Knocknasna, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Dáithí Ó Conchobhair
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- Collector
- D. O Connor
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Múinteoir
- This expression is quite familiar in Meenkilly district and gives rise to a local story. Seemingly a farmer named x___ was married and his wife died leaving him three orphans. After a time he married a widow, who has four children. The two families of orphans came to live together and in due course two other children were born to the couple. One day the father was out working in the fields, and the wife had the care of the children. Things went alright for a time and "Youth must have its fling", - the youths became cross and uncontrollable and the wife went out, and calling her husband, besought him to come(continues on next page)