School: Kilkitt
- Location:
- Kilkit, Co. Monaghan
- Teacher: Ss. Ó Baoighealláin
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- Long ago some men earned their living by tailoring.
They would go from place to place working. On one occasion a man named Harry Daly from this country was working below Ballybay.
There was a young baby in the house he worked in.
About three weeks before he went to the house, the child got very cross, and was always crying. One day its mother went to the well, while she was away, the child got up in the cradle.
The tailor was watching him and said, "play me a tune(continues on next page)- Collector
- Eileen Hamilton
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Carrickaveilty, Co. Monaghan
- Informant
- Mrs Duffy
- Gender
- Female
- Address
- Cortaghart, Co. Monaghan