School: Yellow Furze

Location:
Yellow Furze, Co. Meath
Teacher:
Síle, Bean Uí Leamhain
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    Once a boy in this parish went to England and returned after a few years.

    Once a boy in this parish went to England and returned after a few years.
    He was anything but well dressed, and when the neighbours asked his mother who certainly had never learned geography how he was she replied "The poor fellow has not a stitch of boots on his feet as he had to walk round the whole way, for he had not the price of his fare"
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    One night about 25 or 30 ears ago my grandmother and aunt were sitting...

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