School: Cromadh (B.)
- Location:
- Croom, Co. Limerick
- Teacher: Dáithí Ó Ceanntabhail
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“Returning from Abbeyfeale last night, I saw under the light of the lamps, a cat travelling by the roadside.”
(continued from previous page)the other from the country. Each boasts of his own district as a cat's paradise and eventually the country cat induces the town dweller to travel with him. I cannot now recall more than two phrases (?) (?) and Pece bainne (peck of milk) that arose in the dialogue, which was entirely in Irish and translated into English for us children. (Rev. J.- W -)(no title)
“It is not right to strike anyone with an elder stick.”
It is not right to strike anyone with an elder stick. If you do so, he (or she) will not grow any more.
(Tiob. Ar.)(no title)
“Some people nowadays at any rate, think that a black cat is lucky, but actually as as I can learn, the old people thought the very opposite and hated the black cat.”
Some people, nowadays at any rate, think that a black cat is lucky, but actually as far as I can learn, the old people thought the very opposite and hated the black cat. He was the ould boy himself.M. O'Domhnall(no title)
“The story of the arcloocra that entered the young girl, as told in our home district had a slightly different version from your story.”
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- Gender
- Male
- Address
- Newcastle, Co. Limerick