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School: Kilbeggan (B.)

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Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath
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P. Mac Siúrtáin
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The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0732, Page 494

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    in the house a helping, but keep the shell of the marked one. When it is empty fill it with water and put it on a live coal to boil. Have the lad on your knee and see what happens. The mother did as requested. When all was ready she had the lad on her knee. When he saw the water boiling in the egg shell he let a roar of laughing out of him and said he "Begad I'm as old as the hills around but its the first time I ever saw water boiled in an egg shell Ha, Ho, Ho" out with him in the door and there beside the fire stood a fine looking youth the living image of his father.
    Transcribed by a member of our volunteer transcription project.
    History Edit
    Language
    English
    Collector
    Imelda Dunican
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath
    Informant
    Mrs Caffrey
    Gender
    Female
    Address
    Kilbeggan, Co. Westmeath