School: Pitfield, Inis (roll number 11091)

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1. How a Round Was Made (continued)

   

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   a proud man I was. Nowadays the place is deserted by young and old. The boírín of the "rounds" is impassable — bush and bramble have covered it in. [one line left empty] I remember years ago when the land through which the boírín passed was acquired by a new owner. He built a wall dividing the field and ran it across the boírín. He had a rude awakening. Because of high mortality and frequent sickness among his herds he was advised that he had no right to close the holy Right-of-way. He opened a gap in the wall and everything came right. Tomás o maonaigh. Samhain 1937.

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   Languages

   Irish

   English

   Collector

   Tomás Ó Maonaigh

   Gender

   Male

   Occupation

   Teacher

   Address

   Ballynacally, Co. Clare