School: Dromcollchoille (B.)
- Location:
- Dromcolliher, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Pádraig Ó Mathghamhna
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- In a certain part of the County Cork there was a house the door of which had to be raised a little in order to open it easily, and for this purpose a hatchet was generally used.
One evening a knock came to the door and a little boy was sent to see who was there.
"Who's there?" asked the boy.
"It's the Sergeant-Open!" came the command from without. The boy shouted back to those who were at tea in the room beside the kitchen It's Sergeant Murphy; get the hatchet. The Sergeant did not wait.
- Collector
- John Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Dromcolliher, Co. Limerick
- Informant
- John Ryan
- Gender
- Male
- Age
- c. 60
- Address
- Dromcolliher, Co. Limerick
